The impacts of extending electrification on the National Railroad Passenger Corporation's (Amtrak) Northeast Corridor (NEC) from New Haven, Connecticut to Boston, Massachusetts are of direct concern to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). To improve rail service and increase ridership between New York and Boston, Amtrak proposes the electrification of the NEC main line between New Haven, CT and Boston, MA using an overhead 2 X 25,000 volt - 60 hertz power system. This volume considers impacts on the Human and Natural Environment utilizing guidance as outlined in CFR Part 1500, Council on Environmental Quality, Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Requirements of NEPA as amended and the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) regulations (301 CMR 11:00). Impacts analyzed include changes in the natural environment (air quality, noise and vibration, energy, electromagnetic fields, natural resources, hazardous materials and visual/aesthetics), changes in the social environment (land use and recreation, transportation and traffic), impacts on historic and archaeological sites, changes in transit service and patronage, associated changes in highway and airport congestion, capital costs, operating and maintenance costs, and financial implications. Impacts are identified both for the proposed construction period and for the long-term operation of the alternatives.
Northeast Corridor Improvement Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report for Electrification of Northwest Corridor, New Haven, CT. to Boston, MA. Volume 1
1993
310 pages
Report
No indication
English
Railroad Transportation , Electric Power Transmission , Air Pollution & Control , Noise Pollution & Control , Environmental Impact Statements , Electrification , Electric railroads , Improvements , Environmental impact statements - draft , Power distribution lines , Environmental impacts , Humans , Environmental quality , Air pollution , Noise pollution , Land use , Natural resources , Hazardous materials , Electromagnetic fields , Federal laws , Operating costs , Amtrak , NEPA(Environmental Policy Act of 1969)