New York State And CSX Reach High Speed Rail Agreement | Gov Monitor
I've found the 2009 NYS DOT State Rail Plan, though it did not say much about HSR plans other than that third track.
I've also found Congressman Paul Tonko : Press Releases : Double Tracking from Schenectady to Albany to Vastly Improve Trip Time about a $151 million award for doing improvements like double-tracking Albany - Schenectady, currently single-track. Albany - Buffalo is currently scheduled at 4h 55m, but the average trip time is 5h 44m. Near-term improvements: 4h 55m, long-term ones: 3h 42m. That distance is 296 mi, giving speeds 52 mph (actual), 60 mph (near term), 80 mph (long term).
I haven't found anything else that's recent, like when they expect to start constructing that second track of that 18-mi bottleneck.
Governor David A. Paterson announced that key agreements have been reached between the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) to move forward with New York State’s high speed intercity passenger rail program.Agreement reached on high-speed rail | Rochester Business Journal New York business news and information
The agreements, achieved between the parties, will establish a framework for progress to establishing high speed passenger rail in the State and will enable NYSDOT to move forward with the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Empire Corridor, which contains CSX’s busiest route carrying both passengers and freight between Albany and Buffalo.
State and federal agencies have reached an agreement with CSX Corp. Inc. that will allow a third track to be built in New York to accommodate high-speed rail, U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter said Friday. ...They are looking to get speeds up to 110 mph on parts of the 462-mile line from NYC to Niagara Falls. Amtrak trains currently take 9h 30m to make the trip, averaging at 49 mph.
Negotiations between the state and CSX on a framework for the funding, design and construction of certain freight and passenger rail projects between Buffalo and Albany had stalled because of disagreements on issues such as the distance between freight and passenger train tracks, Slaughter said.
I've found the 2009 NYS DOT State Rail Plan, though it did not say much about HSR plans other than that third track.
I've also found Congressman Paul Tonko : Press Releases : Double Tracking from Schenectady to Albany to Vastly Improve Trip Time about a $151 million award for doing improvements like double-tracking Albany - Schenectady, currently single-track. Albany - Buffalo is currently scheduled at 4h 55m, but the average trip time is 5h 44m. Near-term improvements: 4h 55m, long-term ones: 3h 42m. That distance is 296 mi, giving speeds 52 mph (actual), 60 mph (near term), 80 mph (long term).
I haven't found anything else that's recent, like when they expect to start constructing that second track of that 18-mi bottleneck.
