About NEC FUTURE

NEC Facts and Figures

The Northeast Region:

Is home to 51 million people (1 in 7 Americans) and is expected to grow to approximately 58 million by 2040
Includes four of the 10 largest metropolitan areas in the United States
Is the world’s fifth largest economy
Contributes 30 percent of all jobs in the United States
Generates 20 percent of the nation's Gross Domestic Product

The Northeast Corridor is heavily traveled:

2,200 passenger trains use the NEC daily View Train Animation
750,000+ people ride along some part of the corridor each day
70 freight trains use the NEC daily (moving over 350,000 car-loads of freight per year)

The NEC is 457 miles long and has:

17 tunnels
1,186 bridges

The current NEC took nearly a century to build. It was built by several railroad companies between 1830 and 1917.

Percentage of Route Miles by Construction Type - Washington, D.C., to Boston, MA

Construction Type	Existing NEC
Tunnel	2%
Trench	1%
At Grade	56%
Embankment	36%
Aerial	3%
Major bridge	2%

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