ACES (New Jersey Transit)
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| ACES (Atlantic City Express Service) |
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| Info | |
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| Type | Regional rail |
| System | New Jersey Transit |
| Locale | New York City to Newark to Atlantic City using Northeast Corridor and Atlantic City Line |
| Terminals | Pennsylvania Station (New York City) Atlantic City Rail Terminal |
| No. of stations | 3 |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Amtrak (NY Penn to Shore Interlocking) Conrail (Shore Interlocking to Delair Bridge New Jersey Transit (Delair Bridge to Atlantic City) |
| Operator(s) | New Jersey Transit |
| Character | Surface |
| Technical | |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) |
| Electrification | Diesel |
The Atlantic City Express Service (shortened to ACES) is a planned service to be operated by New Jersey Transit between New York, New York and Atlantic City, New Jersey, operating along the Northeast Corridor and Atlantic City Line. It runs over trackage that was controlled by both the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. It shares trackage with SEPTA and Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor until it crosses the Delaware River on its own Delair Bridge into New Jersey. The ACES also shares the right-of-way with the PATCO Speedline between Haddonfield and Lindenwold, New Jersey. Conrail also uses the line for freight movements (which are segregated) on small sections, including the NEC-Delair Bridge section to its main freight yard in Camden, New Jersey. However, the line does not have a "peak period" of additional fares during a weekday.[1]
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[edit] History
In June 2006, the board of New Jersey Transit accepted a plan for Express service between Atlantic City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan, for a three year trial to begin in 2007.
Service will be provided with station stops at New York Penn Station and Newark Penn Station, then directly to Atlantic City in about two and one-half hours. New train cars will be provided by NJ Transit and service will be partially funded by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (MGM Mirage) and Atlantic City Express Service, LLC (ACES) (Boyd Gaming Corporation), which are the companies that own Bally's, Harrah's, Showboat, Caesars, Borgata, Resorts, and Tropicana casinos in Atlantic City.[2]
The service will bypass Philadelphia and enter the Atlantic City Line directly from the Northeast Corridor Line. Only 25% of the seats are slated for sale to the general public, with the rest reserved for the casinos backing the new train service.[3]
At first it was said that the new express train service will initially have no stops in New Jersey, and run directly from Penn Station New York to Atlantic City. However, as of March 16, 2008, casino officials and NJ Transit have agreed that there will be a stop in New Jersey at Newark's Penn Station.[4]
The new service will have the nickname of "ACES" which stands for Atlantic City Express Service and is also a play on the aces card found in a deck of playing cards used in Atlantic City casinos.
[edit] Station listing
The trains will serve the following stations:
| City | Station | Operator | Connections |
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| New York, New York | Penn Station | NJT | Amtrak, LIRR, MTA Subway, MTA Buses |
| Newark, New Jersey | Penn Station | NJT | Amtrak, Newark City Subway, Newark Light Rail, PATH Trains, NJT Bus 1, 5, 11, 21, 25, go25, 28, 29, 34, 39, 40, 62, 67, 70, 71, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 108, 319, 978; Coach USA 24, 31, 44 |
| Atlantic City, New Jersey | Rail Terminal | NJT | Atlantic City Bus Terminal (2 blocks east of the station): NJT Bus 319, 501, 502, 504, 505, 507, 508, 509, 551, 552, 553, 554, 559 buses NOTE: The 552 stops directly at the rail terminal. |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Official NJTransit Press Release [1]
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