How trains linked rival port cities along the US East Coast into a cultural and economic megalopolis
- Written by David Alff, Associate Professor of English, University at Buffalo
An Acela, the flagship train of the Northeast corridor, moves through Connecticut.AP Photo/Michael DwyerThe Northeast corridor is America’s busiest rail line. Each day, its trains deliver 800,000 passengers to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington and points in between.
The Northeast corridor is also a name for the place those trains...
