95-566: North Brunswick is a proposed railroad station along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in North Brunswick, New Jersey , that will be built by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJT) to serve its Northeast Corridor Line . Approved in 2013, it was planned to open in 2018 and projected to cost $ 30 million. It is one of several projects along the "New Jersey Speedway" section of the NEC. The station
190-714: A gap existed on I-95 within New Jersey. From Pennsylvania, I-95 entered the state on the Scudder Falls Bridge and continued east to US 1 in Lawrence Township . Here, I-95 abruptly ended and transitioned into I-295 . From New York, I-95 entered the state on the George Washington Bridge and followed the New Jersey Turnpike south to exit 6, ran along an extension of the turnpike, and ended on
285-711: A third rail power system devised by Frank J. Sprague . Electricity was in use on some branch lines of the NYNH&;H for interurban streetcars via third rail or trolley wire . An accident in the Park Avenue Tunnel near the present Grand Central Terminal that killed 17 people on January 8, 1902, was blamed on smoke from steam locomotives ; the resulting outcry led to a push for electric operation in Manhattan . The NH announced in 1905 that it would electrify its main line from New York to Stamford, Connecticut . Along with
380-511: A 37-mile-long (60 km) concurrency with Route 128 , a beltway that traverses Boston's inner suburbs. At this point, I-93 has its southern terminus and provides access to the city of Boston itself. I-95 intersects the Massachusetts Turnpike /I-90 at the Weston – Newton line and I-93 a second time at the tripoint of Woburn , Reading , and Stoneham . North of Boston, I-95 leaves
475-603: A final turn to the east, reaching the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing in Houlton . The road continues into the Canadian province of New Brunswick as Route 95 . Many parts of I-95 were made up of toll roads that had already been constructed or planned, particularly in the northeast. Many of these routes still exist today, but some have removed their tolls. All current I-95 toll facilities are compatible with
570-554: A more inland route to the west. I-95 does not go near any major cities in South Carolina, with the largest city along its route being Florence , the tenth largest in the state . The rest of South Carolina can be accessed via other Interstates that intersect I-95. It intersects I-26 near Harleyville , which provides access to Charleston , Columbia , and Upstate South Carolina . It also intersects I-20 at Florence, which also connects to Columbia and then on to Atlanta, Georgia . At
665-418: A new overhead catenary wire made of high-strength silver-bearing copper, specified by Amtrak and later patented by Phelps Dodge Specialty Copper Products of Elizabeth, New Jersey . Service with electric locomotives between New Haven and Boston began on January 31, 2000. The project took four years and cost close to $ 2.3 billion: $ 1.3 billion for the infrastructure improvements and close to $ 1 billion for both
760-406: A part of the line that hugs the shore of Long Island Sound . Some of these crossings constitute the only points of access to waterfront communities and businesses otherwise disconnected from the road network. As such, eliminating them would require grade separation to maintain access. Six of the grade crossings have four-quadrant gates with induction loop sensors, which allow vehicles stopped on
855-509: A staging area for a mid-line terminus. NJT originates trains to Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station during peak hours from the Jersey Avenue station, to the north in New Brunswick . NJT is creating a "train haven" at County Yard where equipment could be stored during serious storms. The work involves reconfiguring and expanding the yard into the adjacent Mile Run Yard, which
950-479: A stretch of the NEC, began on March 30, 1918. Local electric service to Wilmington, Delaware , on the NEC began on September 30, 1928, and to Trenton, New Jersey , on June 29, 1930. Electrified service between Exchange Place , the Jersey City terminal, and New Brunswick, New Jersey , began on December 8, 1932, including the extension of Penn Station electric service from Manhattan Transfer. On January 16, 1933,
1045-457: A toll highway between Dover, Delaware , and Charleston, South Carolina , as an alternative to I-95 that would allow long-distance traffic to avoid the Washington metropolitan area. Federal legislation has identified I-95 through Connecticut as High Priority Corridor 65 . A long-term multibillion-dollar program to upgrade the entire length of I-95 through Connecticut has been underway since
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#17328520873091140-512: Is not in service. As of 2019, construction plans for the new station did not include construction of the mid-line loop. In August 2011, the United States Department of Transportation obligated $ 450 million to a six-year project to improve 24 miles (39 km) of the Northeast Corridor for a high-speed corridor between New Brunswick and Trenton along what is called the "New Jersey Speedway". The Next Generation High-Speed project
1235-744: Is one of the busiest highway junctions on the East Coast , serving between 400,000 and 500,000 vehicles per day. With the exception of high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes on the Capital Beltway (I-495/I-95), this project was completed in July 2007. A few miles to the east was another major project: the Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement. The bridge carries I-95/I-495 over the Potomac River . The former Woodrow Wilson Bridge, which has since been demolished,
1330-615: Is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States , running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida , north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick . The highway largely parallels the Atlantic coast and US 1, except for the portion between Savannah, Georgia , and Washington, D.C. , and
1425-533: Is the shortest section of the highway (excluding D.C.). In Maine , I-95 follows the Maine Turnpike , closely following the coast in a northeasterly direction until reaching Portland , the state's largest city. From there, it turns northward to Augusta , where the Maine Turnpike ends while I-95 continues north to Palmyra , where it turns east to Bangor . From Bangor, it turns north again to Smyrna and makes
1520-459: Is to upgrade electrical power, signals, and overhead catenary wires to improve reliability and increase speed to 160 mph (260 km/h), and with new trains to 186 mph (299 km/h). Northeast Corridor The Northeast Corridor ( NEC ) is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States. Owned primarily by Amtrak , it runs from Boston in
1615-712: Is used by many Amtrak trains, including the high-speed Acela (formerly Acela Express ), intercity trains, and several long-distance trains. Most of the corridor also has frequent commuter rail service, operated by the MBTA , CT Rail , Metro-North Railroad , Long Island Rail Road , New Jersey Transit , SEPTA , and MARC . While large through freights have not run on the NEC since the early 1980s, some sections still carry smaller local freights operated by CSX , Norfolk Southern , CSAO , Providence and Worcester , New York and Atlantic , and Canadian Pacific . CSX and NS partly own their routes. Long-distance Amtrak services that use
1710-494: The Connecticut Turnpike . I-95 enters New England in the state of Connecticut, where it closely follows the state's southern coast. The highway's direction through Connecticut is primarily east–west, and it passes through the most densely populated part of the state, including the cities of Stamford , Bridgeport (the state's most populous city), and New Haven . In New Haven, it intersects with I-91 as it passes into
1805-564: The Delaware Turnpike east across Delaware until the large and complex I-495 / I-295 / US 202 / Delaware Route 141 interchange near Newport and turns northeast through Wilmington , skirting the west side of the downtown area before leaving Delaware in Claymont at the state's extreme northeastern corner. I-95 is the only two-digit interstate highway in Delaware, and it only passes through
1900-579: The E-ZPass electronic payment system; in Florida, while I-95 can be driven toll-free, use of the "95 Express Managed Toll Lanes" requires a SunPass transponder (E-ZPass is now compatible with SunPass). The toll roads utilized as part of I-95 formerly included Florida's Turnpike , the Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike (tolled until 1992), and the Connecticut Turnpike (tolled until 1985). Additionally,
1995-894: The Fuller Warren Bridge , spanning the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, was tolled until the 1980s. Today, tolls remain on Maryland's Fort McHenry Tunnel and John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway , the Delaware Turnpike , the Pennsylvania Turnpike , the New Jersey Turnpike , New York's George Washington Bridge and New England Thruway , the New Hampshire Turnpike , and the Maine Turnpike . By 1968, three states had completed their sections of I-95: Connecticut, using its existing turnpikes; New York; and Delaware. Until 2018,
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#17328520873092090-801: The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . The same month, the New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority bought, and Connecticut leased, from Penn Central their sections of the New Haven Line , between Woodlawn , New York, and New Haven, Connecticut . In 1973, the Regional Rail Reorganization Act opened the way for Amtrak to buy sections of the NEC not already been sold to these commuter transportation authorities. These purchases by Amtrak were controversial at
2185-680: The Metro-North Railroad , which has hindered the establishment of high-speed service. In 1976, Congress authorized an overhaul of the system between Washington and Boston. Called the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project (NECIP), it included safety improvements, modernization of the signaling system by General Railway Signal , and new Centralized Electrification and Traffic Control (CETC) control centers by Chrysler at Philadelphia, New York and Boston. It allowed more trains to run faster and closer together, and set
2280-649: The Mid-Atlantic ; and New Haven , Providence , Boston , and Portland in New England . The Charleston , Wilmington , and Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan areas, the three major coastal metros bypassed by the highway's inland portion, are connected to I-95 by I-26 , I-40 , and I-64 , respectively. I-95 is one of the oldest routes of the Interstate Highway System. Many sections of I-95 incorporated preexisting sections of toll roads where they served
2375-690: The Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bristol before entering New Jersey on the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge . In New Jersey, I-95 follows the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike , crossing the Delaware River on the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge , joining the mainline turnpike at exit 6. I-95 has interchanges with I-78 in Newark and I-80 in southern Teaneck . At
2470-465: The Port Richmond section of the city, while entering a 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limited (but at the time non- ATC protected) 4° curve at 106 mph (171 km/h), killing eight and injuring more than 200 (eight critically) of the 238 passengers and five crew on board as well as causing the suspension of all Philadelphia–New York NEC service for six days. This was the deadliest crash on
2565-655: The Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike into downtown Richmond (where it is concurrent briefly with I-64 ), and, from there, it turns northeast as it enters Northern Virginia . In the Washington metropolitan area , it is concurrent with the Capital Beltway from the Springfield Interchange along with I-495 , before passing through the southernmost corner of the District of Columbia for about 0.11 miles (0.18 km) along
2660-723: The Turboservice were rerouted into Penn Station from Grand Central; the Turboservice moved on February 1, 1971, for cross-platform transfers to the Metroliners. In 1971, Amtrak began operations, and various state governments took control of portions of the NEC for their commuter transportation authorities. In January, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts bought the Attleboro/Stoughton Line in Massachusetts, later operated by
2755-593: The Twelve-Mile Circle , the northernmost part of the state. Entering southeastern Pennsylvania near Marcus Hook , I-95 crosses Delaware County and the city of Chester , closely following the Delaware River . Entering Philadelphia near Philadelphia International Airport , the freeway has an interchange with I-76 before it follows a large viaduct along the extreme eastern edge of Center City Philadelphia . Northeast of Philadelphia in Bucks County , I-95 joins
2850-552: The U.S. Railway Association . By April 1976, Amtrak owned the entire NEC except Boston to the RI state line, which is owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and New Haven to New Rochelle, New York, which is owned by the States of Connecticut and New York. Amtrak still operates and maintains the portion in Massachusetts, but the line from New Haven to New Rochelle, New York , is operated by
2945-572: The UAC TurboTrain set a speed record for a production train: 170.8 miles per hour (274.9 km/h) between New Brunswick and Trenton, New Jersey . In February 1968, PRR merged with its rival New York Central Railroad to form the Penn Central (PC). Penn Central was required to absorb the New Haven in 1969 as a condition of the merger. On September 21, 1970, all New York–Boston trains except
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3040-533: The United States Department of Transportation committed $ 450 million to a six-year project to support capacity increases on one of the busiest segments on the NEC: a 24-mile (39 km) section between New Brunswick and Trenton , passing through Princeton Junction. The Next Generation High-Speed project is designed to upgrade electrical power, signal systems and overhead catenary wires to improve reliability and increase speeds up to 160 mph (260 km/h), and, after
3135-550: The Woodrow Wilson Bridge before entering Maryland near National Harbor, Maryland . In Maryland, I-95 goes northeast toward Baltimore, paralleling the older Baltimore–Washington Parkway . I-95 uses the Fort McHenry Tunnel to travel under Baltimore's Inner Harbor and travels through northeast Maryland along the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, crossing into Delaware near Elkton . Entering Delaware at Newark , I-95 follows
3230-498: The construction of Grand Central Terminal , which was opened in 1913, the NYC electrified its lines. On September 30, 1906, the NYC conducted a test of suburban multiple unit service to Highbridge station on the Hudson Line ; regular service began on December 11. Electric locomotives began serving Grand Central on February 15, 1907, and all NYC passenger service into Grand Central
3325-690: The 1930s, PRR equipped the New York–Washington line with Pulse code cab signaling . Between 1998 and 2003, this system was overlaid with an Alstom Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) , using track-mounted transponders similar to the Balises of the modern European Train Control System . The ACSES will enable Amtrak to implement positive train control to comply with the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 . In December 1967,
3420-460: The 1980s. Electrification between New Haven and Boston was to be included in the 1976 Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act . The last grade crossings between New York and Washington were closed about 1985; eleven grade crossings remain in Connecticut. In the 1990s, Amtrak upgraded the NEC north of New Haven, CT to get it ready for the high-speed Acela Express trains. Dubbed
3515-713: The 1990s, by Amtrak, using a 60 Hz system. In 1905, the PRR began to electrify its suburban lines at Philadelphia: an effort that eventually led to 11 kV, 25 Hz AC catenary from New York and Washington. Electric service began in September 1915, with multiple unit trains west to Paoli on the PRR Main Line (now the Keystone Corridor ). Electric service to Chestnut Hill (now the Chestnut Hill West Line ), including
3610-468: The 225 mi (362 km) between New York City and Washington, D.C., in under three hours, and the 229 mi (369 km) between New York and Boston in under 3.5 hours. In 2012, Amtrak proposed improvements to enable "true" high-speed rail on the corridor, which would have roughly halved travel times at an estimated cost of $ 151 billion. Most of what is now called the Northeast Corridor
3705-401: The 541 on board. The NEC is a cooperative venture between Amtrak and various state agencies. Amtrak owns the track between Washington and New Rochelle , New York , a northern suburb of New York City. The segment from New Rochelle to New Haven is owned by the states of New York and Connecticut; Metro-North Railroad commuter trains operate there. Amtrak owns the tracks north of New Haven to
3800-718: The Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge at the Pennsylvania state line, where the route transitioned into I-276 . This discontinuity was caused by the 1983 cancelation of the Somerset Freeway , a planned alignment of I-95 further inland from the turnpike. In order to close the gap, an interchange was constructed where I-95 crosses the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania . After
3895-434: The Hudson River from Manhattan Island. The latter extended to the Bronx, where it continued into Manhattan via trackage rights on the New York and Harlem Railroad . It also reached the Bronx via the Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad , which extended to the Bronx from the New Haven at New Rochelle . From 1903 to 1917, the two railroads undertook a number of projects that connected their lines and completed, in effect,
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3990-403: The I-95 Corridor Coalition suggest that the region served is "over three times more densely populated than the U.S. average and as densely settled as much of Western Europe". According to the Corridor Coalition, I-95 serves 110 million people and facilitates 40 percent of the country's gross domestic product . I-95 begins at US 1 just south of downtown Miami and travels along
4085-510: The Main Street North Brunswick transit village has continued to develop, with Costco and Target opening in 2014, Panera Bread opening in 2017, Courtyard by Marriott opening in 2019, Shake Shack opening in 2024, and 100 townhomes fully occupied. NJT plans to build a flying junction and balloon loop called the Mid-Line Loop between MP 36 and MP 37 on the NEC south of the new station, allowing trains to turn around and enter and leave service without crossing over tracks, and function as
4180-403: The Mid-Atlantic region is tolled, following the course of several turnpikes that predate the Interstate Highway System, as well as several other toll roads and toll bridges. I-95 enters the Mid-Atlantic region in Virginia and travels through the center of the densest and most populous urban region in the US . I-95 travels north–south through Virginia, passing through Petersburg , and follows
4275-669: The North Carolina border, I-95 passes the South of the Border roadside attraction . In North Carolina, I-95 informally serves as the separation between the state's central Piedmont and eastern Atlantic Plain regions. Much like its route in South Carolina, I-95 runs through mostly rural areas, avoiding major cities like Raleigh and Durham . The route intersects I-74 near Lumberton , I-40 near Benson , and Future I-87 / US 64 near Rocky Mount . Several medium-sized cities lie along I-95 in North Carolina, including (from south to north) Fayetteville , Wilson , and Rocky Mount. At Gaston , I-95 crosses into Virginia. Much of I-95 in
4370-408: The Northeast Corridor are indicated using the following abbreviations. Other services are listed in the right-most column. Note that not all trains necessarily stop at all indicated stations. [REDACTED] DC Streetcar : H Street/Benning Road Line The entire Northeast Corridor has 11 grade crossings , all in southeastern New London County, Connecticut . The remaining grade crossings are along
4465-405: The Northeast Corridor include the Cardinal , Crescent , and Silver Meteor trains, which reach 125 mph (201 km/h), as well as its Acela trains, which reach 150 mph (240 km/h) in parts of Massachusetts , Rhode Island , and New Jersey . Some express trains operated by MARC that reach 125 mph (201 km/h) also operate on the Northeast Corridor. Acela can travel
4560-420: The Northeast Corridor since 16 died when Amtrak's Washington–Boston Colonial (TR#94) rear-ended three stationary Conrail locomotives at Gunpow Interlocking near Baltimore on January 4, 1987. Frankford Junction curve was the site of a previous fatal accident on September 6, 1943, when an extra section of the PRR's Washington to New York Congressional Limited derailed there, killing 79 and injuring 117 of
4655-487: The Northeast Corridor titled NEC FUTURE, and released the final environmental impact statement in December 2016. Multiple potential alignments north of New York City were studied. The proposed upgrades have not been funded. Eleven minutes after leaving 30th Street Station in Philadelphia on May 12, 2015, a year-old ACS-64 locomotive (#601) and all seven Amfleet I coaches of Amtrak's northbound Northeast Regional (TR#188) derailed at 9:21pm at Frankford Junction in
4750-401: The Northeast Corridor up to five hours. Railroad officials blamed Amtrak's funding woes for the deterioration of the track and power supply system, which in places is almost a hundred years old. These problems have decreased in recent years after tracks and power systems were repaired and improved. In September 2013, one of two feeder lines supplying power to the New Haven Line failed, while
4845-412: The Northeast Corridor. These included the New York Tunnel Extension , which extended from New Jersey to Long Island (and was composed of the Manhattan Transfer station , the North River Tunnels , a new Pennsylvania Station , the East River Tunnels ), the New York Connecting Railroad , and the Hell Gate Bridge . Combined, these constituted a stretch that started just outside of Newark, New Jersey , on
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#17328520873094940-400: The Northeast High Speed Rail Improvement Program (NHRIP), the effort eliminated grade crossings , rebuilt bridges and modified curves. Concrete railroad ties replaced wood ties, and heavier continuous welded rail (CWR) was laid-down. In 1996, Amtrak began installing electrification gear along the 157 miles (253 kilometres) of track between New Haven and Boston. The infrastructure included
5035-497: The PRR; trains of both railroads were powered by DC electricity from a third rail. PRR trains changed engines (electric to/from steam) at Manhattan Transfer ; passengers could also transfer there to H&M trains to downtown Manhattan. On July 29, 1911, NH began electric service on its Harlem River Branch : a suburban branch that would become a main line with the completion of the New York Connecting Railroad and its Hell Gate Bridge . The bridge opened on March 9, 1917, but
5130-404: The Pennsylvania Railroad side, and connected with the Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad (and thus New Rochelle) on the New Haven side. With the opening of the Hell Gate Bridge in 1917, this final connecting stretch, and thus the Northeast Corridor itself, was complete. With the 1968 creation of Penn Central , which was a combination of those two railroads and the New York Central Railroad,
5225-403: The Rhode Island state line are also progressing. There are plans to expand the 1,054-mile (1,696 km) I-95 corridor from Petersburg, Virginia , to Florida through a US multistate agreement to study how to improve the corridor through widening and reconstruction, with the goal of reducing congestion and improving overall safety for years to come. I-95 from the South Carolina–Georgia line to
5320-476: The U.S. Department of Transportation to facilitate mutual cooperation and planning and to advise Congress on Corridor rail and development policy. The commission members include USDOT, Amtrak and the Northeast Corridor states. In October 2010, Amtrak released "A Vision for High-Speed Rail on the Northeast Corridor," an aspirational proposal for dedicated high-speed rail tracks between Washington, D.C., and Boston. Many of these proposals are unfunded. In August 2011
5415-460: The US side of the Canadian border . Legislators argued that extension of the Interstate would promote economic growth in the region. On June 11, 2023, a portion of the northbound section of I-95 collapsed in Philadelphia . This was due to a gasoline tanker catching fire after a crash. A temporary roadway opened at the site of the collapsed bridge ten days later, on June 23, 2023. I-95 has many auxiliary routes. They can be found in most states
5510-409: The Wilson Bridge, and about 20 miles (32 km) south of Baltimore near Laurel, Maryland , construction on a large new interchange began in 2008, was scheduled for completion in late 2011, and opened to traffic on November 9, 2014, which connects I-95 to Maryland Route 200 (MD 200). In 2006, the Virginia General Assembly passed SJ184, a resolution calling for an interstate compact to build
5605-399: The beltway and heads northward in Peabody , while Route 128 continues east to Cape Ann . I-95 leaves Massachusetts in Salisbury . I-95 enters New Hampshire in the town of Seabrook , following the pre-Interstate New Hampshire Turnpike and traversing the 18-mile-long (29 km) Seacoast Region and the historic city of Portsmouth where it leaves the state. I-95 in New Hampshire
5700-448: The border between Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The final segment from the border north to Boston is owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. At just over 453 miles (729 km), the Northeast Corridor is the longest electrified rail corridor in the United States. Most electrified railways in the country are for rapid transit or commuter rail use; the Keystone Corridor is the only other electrified intercity mainline. Currently,
5795-461: The boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx . Within this 15-mile (24 km) stretch, I-95 intersects I-87 in the South Bronx , which connects to Albany and Upstate New York , as well as several auxiliary Interstates that provide access to other New York City boroughs and to Long Island . Entering Westchester County in Pelham , I-95 then follows the New England Thruway northeast to the Connecticut border at Port Chester , where it continues as
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#17328520873095890-442: The corridor uses three catenary systems. From Washington, D.C., to Sunnyside Yard (just east of New York Penn Station), Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system (originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad) supplies 12 kV at 25 Hz. From Sunnyside to Mill River (just east of New Haven station), the former New Haven Railroad's system , since modified by Metro-North, supplies 12.5 kV at 60 Hz. From Mill River to Boston,
5985-416: The electrification south of Wilmington was stalled by the Great Depression , but the PRR got a loan from the Public Works Administration to resume work. The tunnels at Baltimore were rebuilt as part of the project. Electric service between New York and Washington began on February 10, 1935. On April 7, the electrification of passenger trains was complete, with 639 daily trains: 191 hauled by locomotives and
6080-401: The end of the turnpike in Fort Lee , I-95 turns east along its own freeway alignment and connects to New York City (and crosses into New York state) over the Hudson River via the George Washington Bridge . I-95 in New York City comprises all or part of several named expressways, including the Trans-Manhattan , Cross Bronx , and Bruckner expressways, as it crosses east-northeast across
6175-420: The entire corridor was under the control of a single entity for the first time. After successor Penn Central’s 1970 bankruptcy, the corridor was almost entirely subsumed by the subsequently-created Amtrak on May 1, 1971. In 1899, William J. Wilgus , the New York Central Railroad (NYC)'s chief engineer, proposed electrifying the lines leading from Grand Central Terminal and the split at Mott Haven , using
6270-424: The first components of the interchange opened on September 22, 2018, I-95 was rerouted onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike, meeting up with where I-95 previously ended at the state line. This project closed the last remaining gap in the route. The former section of I-95 between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and US 1 in Lawrence became an extension of I-295. The interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be expanded in
6365-485: The first time. With a length of 1,924 miles (3,096 km), I-95 is the longest north–south Interstate and the sixth-longest Interstate Highway overall . I-95 passes through 15 states (as well as a brief stretch in the District of Columbia while crossing the Potomac River ), more than any other Interstate. According to the US Census Bureau , only five of the 96 counties or county equivalents along its route are completely rural, while statistics provided by
6460-881: The freeway's southern terminus in South Florida has been widened to a minimum of six lanes. The section from Jacksonville to the I-4 junction in Daytona Beach was expanded to six lanes in 2005. Projects begun in 2009, widening the roadbed in Brevard County from the State Route 528 junction in Cocoa to Palm Bay , as well as in northern Palm Beach County . The last segments of I-95 in Florida to remain at only four lanes have now been upgraded, providing motorists with about 500 miles (800 km) of continuous six-lane roadbed. In 2009, state legislators representing Maine's Aroostook County proposed using federal economic stimulus funds to extend I-95 north to Maine's northernmost border community of Fort Kent via Caribou and Presque Isle . The proposed route would parallel New Brunswick's four-lane, limited-access Trans-Canada Highway on
6555-502: The future, connecting northbound I-95 with the westbound turnpike and the eastbound turnpike with southbound I-95. In the 21st century, several large projects between Richmond, Virginia , and New Jersey have aimed to decrease congestion along the corridor. The reconstruction of the Springfield Interchange in Northern Virginia , just outside Washington, D.C. helped to ease traffic at the intersection of I-95, I-495 , and I-395 , and surrounding interchanges. The Springfield Interchange
6650-444: The mid-1990s and is expected to continue through at least 2020. Several miles of the Connecticut Turnpike through Bridgeport were widened and brought up to Interstate standards . Work has shifted to reconstructing and widening 12 miles (19 km) of I-95 through New Haven , which includes replacing the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge . Environmental studies for reconstructing and widening 60 miles (97 km) of I-95 from New Haven to
6745-402: The more rural areas of the Lower Connecticut River Valley . I-95 leaves the Connecticut Turnpike at I-395 at the East Lyme – Waterford town line. I-95 next passes New London and Groton , before the route curves northeast and leaving its close connection to the coast. It leaves Connecticut in the town of North Stonington . I-95 enters Rhode Island in the town of Hopkinton and connects
6840-552: The much newer 60 Hz traction power system supplies 25 kV at 60 Hz. All of Amtrak's electric locomotives can switch between these systems . In addition to catenary, the East River Tunnels have 750 V DC third rail for Long Island Rail Road trains, and the North River Tunnels have third rail for emergency use only. In 2006, several high-profile electric-power failures delayed Amtrak and commuter trains on
6935-526: The new Acela Express trainsets and the Bombardier–Alstom HHP-8 locomotives. On December 11, 2000, Amtrak began operating its higher-speed Acela Express service. Fastest travel time by Acela is three and a half hours between Boston and New York, and two hours forty-five minutes between New York and Washington, D.C. In 2005, there was talk in Congress of splitting the Northeast Corridor, which
7030-467: The north to Washington, D.C. , in the south, with major stops in Providence , New Haven , Stamford , New York City , Newark , Trenton , Philadelphia , Wilmington , and Baltimore . The NEC is roughly paralleled by Interstate 95 for most of its length. Carrying more than 2,200 trains a day, it is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency. The corridor
7125-411: The other 448 under multiple-unit power. New York–Washington electric freight service began on May 20, 1935, after the electrification of freight lines in New Jersey and Washington,DC. Extensions to Potomac Yard across the Potomac River from Washington, as well as several freight branches along the way, were electrified in 1937 and 1938. The Potomac Yard retained its electrification until 1981. In
7220-717: The other feeder was disabled for service. The lack of electrical power disrupted trains on Amtrak and Metro-North Railroad , which share the segment in New York State. There are 109 active stations on the Northeast Corridor; 30 are used by Amtrak. All but three ( Kingston , Westerly , and Mystic ) see commuter service. Amtrak owns Pennsylvania Station in New York, 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Penn Station in Baltimore, and Union Station in Washington. The main services of
7315-561: The portion between Portland and Houlton in Maine, both of which follow a more direct inland route. I-95 serves as the principal road link between the major cities of the Eastern Seaboard . Major metropolitan areas along its route include Miami , Jacksonville , Savannah , and Richmond in the Southeast ; Washington , Baltimore , Wilmington–Philadelphia , Newark , and New York City in
7410-642: The project had not begun. In October 2017, it was announced the project had received $ 50 million from the Transportation Trust Fund. In October 2019, NJT and Middlesex County had committed $ 70 million to start work on the station. In 2021 the County Improvement Authority hired WSP USA to design the station. Initial designs were released in March 2023. Construction is slated to begin 2025. Although station construction has yet to begin (as of 2024),
7505-514: The purchase of new equipment, up to 186 miles per hour (299 km/h). In September 2012, speed tests were conducted using Acela trainsets, achieving a speed of 165 miles per hour (266 km/h). The improvements were scheduled to be completed in 2016, but, due to delays, the project had not been completed until 2020. In 2012, the Federal Railroad Administration began developing a master plan for bringing high-speed rail to
7600-425: The rest of the electrification between New Brunswick and Trenton opened, giving a fully-electrified line between New York and Wilmington. Trains to Washington began running under electricity to Wilmington on February 12, 1933, with the engine-change moved from Manhattan Transfer to Wilmington. The same was done on April 9, 1933, for trains running west from Philadelphia, with the change point moved to Paoli. In 1933,
7695-453: The rural areas of the southwestern corner of the state with the more metropolitan region around the state capital, Providence , in the state's northeastern corner. It leaves Rhode Island in the city of Pawtucket . Entering Massachusetts in Attleboro , I-95 heads northeast toward Boston . In Canton , roughly a mile (1.6 km) south of Boston's city limits, it turns to the west and begins
7790-562: The same right-of-way . Until 2018, there was a gap in I-95's original routing in Central New Jersey caused by the cancelation of the Somerset Freeway . An interchange between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-95 was completed September 22, 2018; this allowed I-95 to be rerouted along the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike into Pennsylvania , creating a continuous Interstate route from Maine to Florida for
7885-596: The stage for later high-speed operation. NECIP also introduced the AEM-7 locomotive, which lowered travel times and became the most successful engine on the Corridor. The NECIP set travel time goals of 2 hours and 40 minutes between Washington and New York, and 3 hours and 40 minutes between Boston and New York. These goals were not met because of the low level of funding provided by the Reagan Administration and Congress in
7980-686: The state's east coast, passing through Fort Lauderdale , West Palm Beach , the Gold Coast , the Treasure Coast , the Space Coast , Daytona Beach , Port Orange , St. Augustine , and Jacksonville before entering the US state of Georgia near the city of Kingsland . In Miami and Fort Lauderdale, SunPass express lanes pass over the highway. Before 1987, a notable gap in the highway existed between West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce ; I-95 traffic between those cities
8075-535: The time, and the Department of Transportation blocked the transaction and withheld purchase funds for several months until Amtrak granted it control over reconstruction of the corridor. In February 1975, the Preliminary System Plan for Conrail proposed to stop running freight trains on the NEC between Groton, Connecticut , and Hillsgrove, Rhode Island , but this clause was rejected the following month by
8170-525: The tracks to be detected in time for an oncoming train to stop. The remaining five grade crossings, 3 near New London Union Station and two in Stonington, have dual gates. FRA rules limit track speeds on the corridor to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) over conventional crossings and 95 miles per hour (153 km/h) over crossings with four-quadrant gates and vehicle detection tied into the signal system. Interstate 95 Interstate 95 ( I-95 )
8265-452: The western sides of both cities' metro areas; it connects to the latter city by an intersection with I-16 before crossing into South Carolina. The exit numbers were converted from a sequential system to a mileage-based system around 2000. I-95 in Georgia has the unsigned designation of State Route 405 (SR 405). Entering South Carolina , I-95 diverts from its coastal route to
8360-480: Was a six-lane bridge that was severely overcapacity. The new bridge is actually two bridges with a total of 12 lanes; five in each direction, with an additional lane in each direction for future use (rapid-bus or train). This project was completed with the 10 lanes opened on December 13, 2008, greatly reducing the traffic delays on the beltway. The lanes are divided into two through lanes and three local lanes in each direction. About 30 miles (48 km) north of
8455-620: Was built, piece by piece, by several railroads constructed as early as the 1830s. Before 1900, their routes had been consolidated as two long and unconnected stretches, each a part of a major railroad. Anchored in Washington, D.C., the stretch owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad , approached New York City from the south, anchored at Boston, the stretch owned by the New Haven Railroad , and entered New York State from Connecticut . The former terminated at New Jersey ferry slips across
8550-446: Was diverted to Florida's Turnpike . Today, I-95 runs along a routing parallel to the turnpike. In 2010, more fatalities occurred along the Florida section of I-95 than on any other Interstate Highway in the country. In Georgia, I-95 closely parallels the coastline, traveling primarily through marshlands a few miles from the shore. The route bypasses the cores of major coastal cities Brunswick and Savannah , routing traffic through
8645-528: Was electrified on July 1, 1907. NH electrification began in July to New Rochelle , August to Port Chester and October the rest of the way to Stamford. Steam trains last operated into Grand Central on June 30, 1908: the deadline after which steam trains were banned in Manhattan. Subsequently, all NH passenger trains into Manhattan were electrified. In June 1914, the NH electrification was extended to New Haven , which
8740-438: Was operated by steam with an engine change at Sunnyside Yard east of Penn Station until 1918. Electrification north of New Haven to Providence and Boston had been planned by the NH, and authorized by the company's board of directors shortly before the United States entered World War I . This plan was not carried out because of the war and the company's financial problems. Electrification north of New Haven did not occur until
8835-612: Was opposed by then-acting Amtrak president David Gunn . The plan, supported by the Bush administration, would "turn over the Northeast Corridor – the tracks from Washington to Boston that are the railroad's main physical asset – to a federal-state consortium." With the passage of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 , the Congress established the Northeast Corridor Commission (NEC Commission) in
8930-491: Was proposed for the former Johnson & Johnson facility on Route 1 and Aaron Road by the new owners of the 212-acre (86 ha) site, and is part of a transit-oriented development known as Main Street North Brunswick, New Jersey Transit's Fiscal 2015 capital budget allocated funding for the station. which has been designated a transit-oriented development , or 'transit village'. As of mid-2017, construction of
9025-726: Was the terminus of electrified service for over 80 years. The PRR was building its Pennsylvania Station and electrified approaches, which were served by the PRR's lines in New Jersey and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). LIRR electric service began in 1905 on the Atlantic Branch from downtown Brooklyn past Jamaica , and in June 1910 on the branch to Long Island City : part of the main line to Penn Station. Penn Station opened on September 8, 1910, for LIRR trains and November 27 for
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