Delaware
State Details
See Delaware Wikipedia; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.
Maps
Delaware is covered by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Northeast. This is out of print.
The Northeast Corridor
This is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States. Owned primarily by Amtrak, it runs from Boston in the north to Washington, D.C., in the south. Tracks are standard gauge (4 ft 8 1/2 in (1435mm) and the overhead electrification is 25 kV AC at 60 Hz (Boston–New Haven), 12.5 kV AC at 60 Hz (New Haven–New York) and 12 kV AC at 25 Hz (New York–Washington). Some trains reach 150 mph (240 km/h) on certain sections.
The corridor is used by many Amtrak trains, including the high-speed Acela intercity trains, and several long-distance trains. Most of the corridor also has frequent commuter rail service, operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), CT Rail, Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey Transit, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC). Ownership of the NEC is shown on this map
Northeast Corridor trains enter Delaware from Maryland and call at Churchman's Crossing, Wilmington and Claymont before entering Pennsylvania.
Rail Operators
- AMTRAK - Northeast Corridor
- Acela - Operates high-speed, limited stop trains Boston - Providence - New Haven - New York - Wilmington - Philadelphia - Washington D.C.
- AMTRAK Northeast Regional - Wilmington is the only station call in Delaware
- AMTRAK - Long Distance trains - Wilmington is served by several long-distance trains including the Cardinal to Chicago, the Carolinian to Charlotte, the Crescent to New Orleans, the Palmetto to Savannah, the Silver Meteor to Miami, and the Vermonter to St. Albans, Vermont.
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) - The SEPTA Regional Rail Wilmington/Newark line runs from Philadelphia through Delaware to Newark, DE.
Tourist Lines
- Wilmington and Western Railroad - Operates over most of the 10.2-mile (16.4 km) Landenberg Junction to Hockessin branch, trains running from Greenbank to Hockessin. See Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services DE1.
Metro and light rail systems
None
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
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Future Changes
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Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services
See USA - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services - Delaware.
Special Notes
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