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Rail Service Improvements Underway Across New York News from the New York State Department of Transportation As you travel New York State in the comfort of an Amtrak train, you’ll see signs of construction along the route—work that is improving passenger rail service under the most significant modernization program in a generation. With Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s leadership and Amtrak’s help, New York’s Empire and Northeast Corridors are being upgraded. The work—more than $942 million in passenger rail improvements— will shorten trip times, reduce delays and make train travel more reliable, comfortable and accessible. “Transportation is a priority for Governor Cuomo, and he fought for federal funding that is improving passenger rail service, creating jobs and supporting economic growth,” New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Matthew J. Driscoll said. “From Manhattan to Albany and Niagara Falls, these projects are reducing congestion and enhancing reliability for both passenger and freight travel.” Since 2009, more than a dozen projects have won federal funding. Rail stations, platforms, tracks and signal systems are being rebuilt, replaced, and modernized. All the projects are scheduled for completion by 2019 or sooner. NEW TRAIN STATIONS BEING BUILT Construction progress continues on four new passenger rail stations in Manhattan, Schenectady, Rochester, and Niagara Falls. Upgrades to a fifth—the Buffalo-Depew Station—were completed in December 2012. Moynihan Station The Moynihan Station project will turn Manhattan’s landmark Farley U.S. Post Office building into a monumental train hall, while preserving the building’s historic exterior. Amtrak passengers boarding at the new, sky-lit Moynihan Station will have better access to trains, buses, taxis and bike share services. The $300 million first phase of construction is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2016 with the opening of the lower Moynihan Station concourse. It will give Long Island Railroad, NJ Transit and Amtrak passengers new access to the west ends of Penn Station’s platforms—via additional stairways, elevators and escalators—and new entrances to Penn Station on the west side of Eighth Avenue through A passenger train pulls into the station in Rensselaer where NYSDOT is installing a fourth track that will make service faster and more reliable for the many customers who use it. Deep excavation occurs at the site of the new Rochester Intermodal Station. A concourse tunnel is being built to access a new two-sided, high-level passenger platform. the Farley Post Office Building. An underground passageway will connect the new concourse to the 8th Avenue subway station and the Penn Station concourses east of 8th Avenue. Schenectady Station The New York State Department of Transportation and Amtrak kicked off construction last year on a $13.5 million railroad station in Schenectady. The project—scheduled for completion in 2018—includes a new station building, tracks and platforms, as well as improved parking, lighting, landscaping and walkways leading to a bus station on State Street. Rochester Station Significant progress is being made on the construction of a $30 million Rochester Station, which is scheduled for completion in late 2017. The 1970s station was demolished last year to make room for the new one. The new station design takes a page from the past with a brick façade, barrel-vaulted windows, arches, and skylights similar to the former 1914 Bragdon Station. Inside, however, travelers will enjoy a spacious, modern station with passenger amenities, well-lit concourse, modern arrival/departure board and an elevator, escalator and stairs to a new high-level passenger platform that will ease train boarding and departure. The project also includes new parking areas, landscaping, lighting, pedestrian walkways and bicycle racks. PHOTOS: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 20 | New York By Rail Amtrak.com
PHOTO: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Niagara Falls International Transportation Center The new station at Niagara Falls is scheduled to open in 2016. The project—lead by the city of Niagara Falls in partnership with New York State—is part of a $27.4 million redevelopment project that rebuilt the 1863 Customs House, which will include U.S. Department of Homeland Security border inspection facilities, retail shops, and an educational center. RAILS BEING UPGRADED Railroad tracks and signals also are being upgraded, expanded and reconfigured at key locations across the state to reduce congestion, ease delays and enhance security. Significant construction continues through 2016. Project highlights include: • A $368 million project scheduled for completion in late 2019 will build grade-separated tracks dedicated to Amtrak service between Hell Gate Bridge and Penn Station. The work will help speed passenger trains through Harold Interlocking in Queens. It is the busiest passenger rail switch-yard in North America, navigated each weekday by 136 Amtrak trains and 647 commuter trains. • The $42 million Hudson Line Signal Project is replacing overhead rail signal cables with a more reliable fiber optic system underground. This will speed communication with the train dispatch center at Penn Station and protect the signal system from weather disruptions. Also, flashers, bells and gates have been installed at 12 highway rail crossings between Poughkeepsie and Albany for improved safety. • A $91 million project is constructing a second track and installing a new signal system from the Livingston Avenue Bridge over the Hudson River at Albany and Troy to just west of Schenectady Station. This 17-mile section is the worst bottleneck on the Empire Corridor. Amtrak passenger trains and freight trains share a single track here, allowing trains to travel only in one direction at a time. Once completed in early Construction continues on a new Niagara Falls International Railway Station. The $27 million facility is set to open in the spring of 2016. 2017, the new track will allow trains to pass each other, rather than wait for a single rail line to clear. • A $50 million project at the Albany-Rensselaer Station is updating tracks, platforms, and the entire signal system there. The work, scheduled for completion in 2017, adds a fourth passenger track that will accommodate long trains and let more trains into the station to ease delays. • A $23 million project, scheduled for completion in early 2019, will ease congestion and delays at Syracuse Station by upgrading two side tracks and increasing train speed limits. The station is very close to CSXT’s busy DeWitt Freight Yard, which causes conflicts between passenger and freight trains. For more information about New York State’s Empire Corridor projects, please visit DOT’s website at https://www.dot.ny.gov/ programs/high-speed-rail/arra-rail-projects. GET SOME GORGEOUS VIEWS See New York City, Connecticut and Hudson Valley sights for less on Metro-North. Our discounted Getaway deals offer savings on rail fare and admission to popular tours, attractions and events. And our all-day service to more than 120 stations – including Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan – makes getting there easy, safe and reliable. Visit mta.info/mnr/getaways to learn more. Amtrak.com New York By Rail | 21
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