The project includes final design and construction to comprehensively rehabilitate 19 miles of the amtrak-owned hell gate line connecting new york penn station and new rochelle, new york

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Railroad Administration under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326), will fund a $1,826,027,558 project to comprehensively rehabilitate 19 miles of the Amtrak-owned Hell Gate Line connecting New York Penn Station and New Rochelle, New York. The project will include upgrading signal systems, rehabilitating four bridges, constructing four new interlockings and five new power substations, upgrading two existing substations, and rehabilitating track. It will also expand the New Rochelle Yard. This investment will restore the Hell Gate Line to a state of good repair and enable the introduction of new Metro-North Railroad commuter rail service, improving reliability and flexibility for the 40,000 intercity rail passengers that rely on the line daily. The project will be implemented by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a state government transit agency serving the New York City metropolitan area.

Benefits to amtraks intercity services from the project include upgraded signal systems, rehabilitation of four bridges, construction of four new interlockings and five new power substations, and upgrades to two existing substations, and track rehabilitation. Additional project components include an expansion to the new rochelle yard. The project will restore the hell gate line to a state of good repair and allow the introduction of new metro-north railroad (MNR) commuter rail service over the hell gate line connecting to penn station new york. The rehabilitation and replacement of assets on the hell gate line will reverse decades-long underinvestment in intercity passenger rail infrastructure. The project will install a modern signal system, rehabilitate bridges, increase power, and upgrade six miles of the line into a four-track railroad, improving operational flexibility as well as on-time performance and reliability for 40,000 intercity rail passengers that rely on the line today while also preparing the northeast corridor (NEC) for increased service levels and high-speed rail service.