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ohamza t1_jee570z wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Amtrak shares renderings of rebuilt Baltimore Penn Station by DfcukinLite

The travel time north to NYC is hampered by the tunnel from NJ into NYC, since it's only two tracks in a very old tunnel that lacks maintenance. It's also shared with all the trains coming from NJ. The Hudson Tunnel project is addressing that issue by building a new tunnel with two additional tracks and rehabilitating the existing tunnel.

Southbound there is a new tunnel going in under Reservoir Hill that will replace the B&P tunnel which is also old and lacking maintenance but doesn't allow for higher speeds.

Overall the entire NEC corridor is getting some pretty major upgrades so in the next 10-20 years we should hopefully see decreased travel times between DC and NYC as well as increased frequency of trains.

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abcpdo t1_jeea25l wrote

> in the next 10-20 years

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DfcukinLite OP t1_jeebgrk wrote

I don’t think that’s the actual timeline. They’ve been working on the old problematic NJ tunnel for some time now and B&P tunnel expansion here will being replacement soon.

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wbruce098 t1_jeem9lh wrote

This is how I feel when I see estimates for if they actually decide to build red line after obstructing it for a decade.

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