CorridorOne is a commuter rail system under construction in south-central Pennsylvania, USA, which will link Harrisburg to Lancaster in mid 2006 (with a new station at HIA), and Carlisle in mid 2007. Future corridors will extend commuter rail service to Hershey, Lebanon, and York. Image File history File links Corridor-One-Logo. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... Map Location in Pennsylvania Political Statistics Founded c. ... Nickname: The Red Rose City Location Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates , Government Country  State   County United States  Pennsylvania   Lancaster Founded Incorporated 1718 March 10, 1818 Mayor Rick Gray Geographical characteristics Area     City 19. ... Harrisburg International Airport (IATA: MDT, ICAO: KMDT) is an airport located in Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Motto: Nickname: Map [[Image:|px|Location of Carlisle, Pennsylvania]] Political Statistics Founded 1751 Incorporated 1782 County Cumberland County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Water 14. ... Hershey is also the name of a candy company see: Hersheys Hershey is an unincorporated community within Derry Township in Dauphin County in the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 10 miles (16 km) east of Harrisburg. ... Nickname: The White Rose City Coordinates , Government Country  State   County United States  Pennsylvania   York Incorporated  Borough  City  September 24, 1787  January 11, 1887 Mayor John Brenner Geographical characteristics Area     City 13. ...

Project background

The CorridorOne project seeks to implement regional rail service along existing rail facilities within the Susquehanna Valley, linking Lancaster with Harrisburg and the West Shore communities of Cumberland County. The Susquehanna River is a river in the northeastern United States, approximately 410 mi (715 km) long. ... Cumberland County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania and is one of four counties comprising the greater Harrisburg metropolitan area. ...

Capital Area Transit (CAT) and the Modern Transit Partnership (MTP) are working together to provide the region with a true multi-modal transportation system; a way to connect bus routes, local roads, highways and other means of transportation. A major component of this system is regional rail service along CorridorOne. Planning and analysis activities related to the proposed CorridorOne regional rail system have been ongoing since 1993. Five studies were conducted: 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

• Phase I Transit Alternatives Study, 1993.
• Phase II Regional Transit Alternatives Study, 1996.
• Transportation Investment Study, 1998.
• Federal Transit Administration New Starts Application, 2001.
• Transitional Analysis, 2002.

The result of these studies was the identification of a regional rail service in CorridorOne from Lancaster to East Mechanicsburg as the locally preferred alternative for improving mobility and accessibility in the region. Mechanicsburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, eight miles (13 km) west of Harrisburg. ...

The locally preferred alternative assumes the development of regional rail service within the CorridorOne area as an alternative to automotive passenger vehicle travel to reach employment and other destination areas within the corridor.

Stations

West of the Harrisburg Transportation Center, the proposed project would utilize a combination of restored and existing Norfolk Southern rail line to provide service. Existing rail traffic on this line is currently used exclusively for freight transport. Five new passenger stations would be constructed along this western segment. These stations would be located at: The Harrisburg Transportation Center is the main railroad station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ... Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) NYSE: NSC is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ...

CVRR Bridge spanning the Susquehanna River and City Island.

• Harrisburg Hospital (Hospital/Riverfront)
• City Island
• Lemoyne (West Shore)
• Route 15
• East Mechanicsburg

A major component of CorridorOne is the purchase of the old Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge by CAT/MTP. The bridge links Harrisburg with City Island and the West Shore. East of the Harrisburg Transportation Center, the project would use existing Amtrak rail line within the Keystone Corridor to provide passenger service to Lancaster. This service would utilize the existing passenger stations in place at: Image File history File links Cumberland_valley_rr_bridge. ... Image File history File links Cumberland_valley_rr_bridge. ... City Island is an island in the Susquehanna River between Harrisburg and Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania. ... Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express at Penn Station New York, NY For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... The Keystone Corridor is a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) designated high speed corridor with a 349-mile (562 km) railroad line between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a top speed of 110 mph (161 km/h). ...

• Harrisburg International Airport (currently under construction)
• Middletown
• Elizabethtown
• Mount Joy
• Lancaster

No major physical changes to the existing stations east of Harrisburg are envisioned for the project. Harrisburg International Airport (IATA: MDT, ICAO: KMDT) is an airport located in Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States. ...

CorridorOne alignment

In the future, an extension of SEPTA's R5 regional rail line is planned from Thorndale to Lancaster, which would link up with CorridorOne. Both SEPTA and CorridorOne operate services on trackage owned by Amtrak, along the Keystone Corridor. Image File history File links Corridor_one_map. ... The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional quasi-public state agency that serves 3. ... The SEPTA R5 service is the longest segment of the current seven-segment SEPTA Regional Rail System configuration. ...

In 1999, the Keystone Corridor was formally recognized as a "designated high speed corridor" by the Federal Railroad Administration, as part of the TEA-21 transportation bill. The State of Pennsylvania will fund half of the project's costs, and Amtrak will fund the other half. Once the project is completed, and regional commuter rail is fully operational between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Amtrak plans to cease servicing smaller stations along the corridor which will be supplemented by CorridorOne and SEPTA trains. This will allow for: 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Keystone Corridor is a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) designated high speed corridor with a 349-mile (562 km) railroad line between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a top speed of 110 mph (161 km/h). ... The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) was created in 1966 as a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation to promote safe, environmentally sound, successful rail transportation. ...

• 90-minute travel time between Harrisburg and Philadelphia on express trains
• 105-minute travel time on normal trains
• Raising track speed to 110 mph (180 km/h) where possible
• Increasing the number of daily round trips from 11 to 14
• Replacing diesel trains with electric on Keystone service

Project schedule

• Preliminary engineering and environmental studies phase – complete mid 2004
• Final engineering design phase – complete mid 2005
• Construction phase – complete late 2005 to mid 2007
• Lancaster to Harrisburg service – operational mid 2006
• East Mechanicsburg to Harrisburg service – operational in 2007

2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Project setbacks

As of Wednesday, October 12, 2005 the Cumberland County Commissioners oppose the plan for the West Shore link to Carlisle. As of Wednesday, October 12, 2005 29 of Cumberland Countys 33 municipalities oppose the West Shore link, which would connect Harrisburg, PA with Carlisle, PA. ***CorridorOne Roadblock*** The Cumberland County Commissioners are: Chairman Bruce Barclay, Vice Chairman Gary Eichelberger, and Commissioner Secretary Richard Rovegno. ... Motto: Nickname: Map [[Image:|px|Location of Carlisle, Pennsylvania]] Political Statistics Founded 1751 Incorporated 1782 County Cumberland County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Water 14. ...

• CorridorOne Roadblock

See also

• Capital Area Transit

Capital Area Transit (CAT), also known as the Cumberland-Dauphin-Harrisburg Transit Authority, is a regional quasi-public state agency that operates bus, para-transit, and commuter rail (2006) service in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania metropolitan area, which includes the counties of Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, and Perry. ...

External links

• Capital Area Transit homepage
• CorridorOne Commuter Rail
• Modern Transit Partnership homepage