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Corridor One Regional Rail Preliminary Engineering and Environmental Studies
Capital Area Transit (CAT), the provider of transit services to the greater Harrisburg, Pennsylvania region, is proposing construction of a regional rail passenger system. The project, known as Corridor One, seeks to implement regional rail service along existing rail facilities within south central Pennsylvania, linking the city of Lancaster with the city of Harrisburg and the West Shore communities of Cumberland County. The purpose of the project is to provide improved mobility and accessibility for people and goods within this major residential and employment corridor. The project involves development of a 41-mile passenger rail service, extending from the Amtrak-owned station at Lancaster to a newly proposed station east of Mechanicsburg Borough as the western terminus of the line. The eastern portion of the project from Lancaster to Harrisburg will utilize existing AMTRAK Keystone Corridor rail lines, while the western portion from Harrisburg to east of Mechanicsburg will operate along existing Norfolk Southern freight right-of-way.
CAT has contracted with Gannett Fleming to lead the preliminary engineering and environmental studies phase of the project. This phase will evaluate station location and design, overall bus/rail operations, rail technology, and system administrative and financial management. Gannett Fleming, on behalf of CAT, is also leading negotiations between Amtrak and Norfolk Southern regarding shared use of track, dispatching, equipment, and operation of the proposed regional rail service. |
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The proposed regional rail system would include eleven passenger
stations; six AMTRAK-owned stations between Lancaster and Harrisburg
and construction of five new stations between Harrisburg and east
of Mechanicsburg.
