Quicker travel times and more frequent service would be among the benefits in a $117 billion, 15-year plan to revamp the Northeast Corridor from federal rail agencies, Amtrak and state governments.
The plan, unveiled Wednesday by the Northeast Corridor Commission, proposes to speed Acela travel times from New York City to Washington, D.C. by 26 minutes, to Boston by 28 minutes, and to New Haven, Conn. by 25 minutes. When completed by 2035, it would increase daily Amtrak service by 33% and add 60 million new rail trips each year.
