TIER 1 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

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A

accidents .......................................................................... 7.18-1, 7.18-2, 7.18-4, 7.18-5, 7.18-7, 7.18-9, 7.18-10, 9-29

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)....................................................................1-10, 2-3, 11-11, 11-13

Amtrak.....................................................................................................................................................................

S-1, S-4, S-7, 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-10, 1-11, 1-12, 2-7, 3-1, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-9, 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 4-

11, 4-12, 4-13, 4-14, 4-18, 4-19, 4-21, 4-34, 4-35, 4-38, 4-61, 5-1, 5-7, 5-10, 5-13, 5-14, 5-15, 5-16, 5-17, 5-33, 6-

6, 7.13-14, 7.15-35, 7.15-38, 7.17-4, 7.18-3, 7.18-4, 7.18-8, 7.20-17, 8-5, 9-19, 10-7, 10-11, 10-12, 11-2, 11-7, 11-

8, 11-9, 11-19

at-grade/at grade ....................................................................................................................................................

S-23, 2-5, 4-28, 4-30, 4-54, 4-57, 4-58, 4-59, 4-60, 4-62, 4-65, 4-66, 4-68, 4-69, 4-70, 4-71, 4-72, 4-74, 4-75, 7.5-

22, 7.5-25, 7.7-3, 7.10-5, 7.10-6, 7.10-7, 7.10-8, 7.10-9, 7.15-7, 7.15-8, 7.15-9, 7.15-22, 7.15-25, 7.15-32, 7.15-41, 

7.16-28, 7.17-2, 7.17-3, 7.17-4, 7.17-5, 7.17-6, 7.18-5, 7.18-9, 7.18-10, 8-1, 8-3, 8-4, 8-6, 8-8, 9-24, 10-4

B

Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel (B&P Tunnel) ...............................................................................................................

3-5, 3-6, 3-8, 4-9, 4-52, 4-57, 7.1-14, 7.20-14, 9-6, 10-4, 10-13, 11-19

Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) .................................................................................................. 4-36, 10-4

Base Flood Elevation (BFE)................................................................................................................................... 7.5-21

Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) ............................................................................................................................... 6-4, 6-5

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)................................................................................................................... 3-2, 5-7

C

chokepoint .......................................4-44, 4-45, 4-46, 4-48, 4-49, 4-51, 4-52, 4-62, 4-65, 5-30, 7.20-15, 8-5, 9-8, 10-4

Clean Air Act (CAA)................................................................................................7.13-1, 7.13-2, 7.13-21, 7.20-5, 9-27

Clean Water Act (CWA)................................................................................................ S-18, 7.5-3, 7.5-25, 7.5-29, 9-36

Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) ......................................... 7.1-9, 7.5-2, 7.5-10, 7.5-11, 7.5-12, 7.5-13, 7.20-9

communications and signaling (C&S) ................................................................................................................ 7.15-42

Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)................................................................1-1, 6-4, 7.14-2, 11-2, 11-11, 11-12

crashes.......................................................................................................................................6-17, 6-18, 6-24, 7.18-2

CSX Transportation (CSXT)............................................................................................................................. 1-10, 4-18
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D

DC2RVA ................................................................................................................................................................... 4-18

diesel ... S-6, 3-4, 3-12, 4-17, 4-32, 6-25, 7.1-4, 7.13-6, 7.13-11, 7.13-14, 7.13-15, 7.13-17, 7.13-19, 7.14-5, 7.19-3, 8-

12, 8-13, 9-28

E

electric multiple unit (EMU)........................................................................................................................... S-11, 4-12

Empire Corridor................................................................................ 1-9, 4-18, 4-19, 5-14, 5-16, 9-17, 9-18, 9-19, 9-23

Endangered Species Act (ESA) .......................................................................................................... 1-11, 7.6-6, 7.6-10

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) ............................................................................................................................................

S-22, 7.1-3, 7.1-6, 7.1-11, 7.6-1, 7.6-2, 7.6-6, 7.6-7, 7.6-8, 7.6-18, 7.6-21, 7.6-24, 7.6-37, 7.6-38, 7.6-39, 7.20-10, 

7.20-12, 8-11, 9-37

F

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)..............................................................1-13, 3-11, 5-2, 5-7, 5-11, 7.12-5, 11-7

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)........................................................................ 7.5-2, 7.5-30, 7.15-4

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ......................................................................................................................

1-13, 3-10, 5-7, 5-8, 5-10, 5-18, 5-19, 7.13-15, 7.13-16, 7.15-40, 7.15-45, 7.20-5, 11-7

Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA).................................................................................. 7.15-4

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) ..... S-4, 1-5, 3-4, 5-13, 5-16, 5-17, 6-22, 7.11-1, 7.11-8, 7.11-16, 7.12-1, 7.15-9, 

7.15-34, 11-6

freight..............................................................................................................................................................................

S-1, S-3, S-5, S-12, S-15, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-6, 1-8, 1-9, 3-1, 3-2, 3-7, 3-8, 3-10, 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-17, 4-9, 4-10, 

4-15, 4-16, 4-18, 4-33, 4-45, 4-48, 4-49, 4-51, 5-2, 5-3, 5-6, 5-18, 5-19, 5-22, 6-4, 6-5, 6-9, 6-18, 6-25, 6-26, 6-57, 

7.1-1, 7.1-4, 7.11-15, 7.12-2, 7.18-1, 7.18-4, 7.18-5, 7.18-8, 7.18-9, 7.18-10, 7.20-3, 7.20-13, 7.20-14, 7.20-16, 

7.20-24, 8-10, 8-13, 9-2, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6, 11-7, 11-11, 11-19

G

Global Warming Potential (GWP)...................................................................................................................... 7.13-16

grade crossing (grade-crossing) ................................................................................................... 7.18-5, 7.18-6, 7.18-9

Grand Central Terminal (GCT)............................................................ 4-18, 4-24, 4-38, 4-39, 4-58, 7.16-15, 9-18, 10-8

greenhouse gas (GHG) ......... S-17, S-20, 3-15, 7.1-4, 7.11-8, 7.11-14, 7.13-1, 7.13-3, 7.13-6, 7.14-1, 7.15-1, 9-5, 9-27

gross domestic product (GDP) ........................................................................................................................... 1-2, 3-2
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H

hazardous waste and contaminated material (HWCM).......................................................................... 7.1-11, 7.19-2

high performance (high-performance) ................................................................................................................ 7.14-6

High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR)............................................................................................................ 1-4

high-speed rail (HSR)................................................................... 1-4, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-30, 7.12-1, 7.18-8, 7.18-9, 11-11

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ................................................................................................ 7.12-5, 7.16-1

I

Initial Alternatives......................................................................................................................... S-6, S-7, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5

Inland Route........................................................................................................................4-12, 4-19, 5-11, 5-14, 9-19

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) .......................................................................... 7.13-17, 7.15-36

interlocking ......................................................................................................................................... 10-4, 10-5, 10-13

K

Keystone Corridor.............................................................. 1-9, 4-12, 4-18, 4-32, 5-14, 5-16, 7.20-15, 9-17, 9-18, 9-23

L

Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) .............................................S-17, S-18, 2-3, 7.4-4, 7.11-7, 7.16-21, 9-37

M

magnetic levitation (maglev) .................................................................................................................... S-12, 4-8, 9-3

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA) ........................................ 7.6-39, 7.6-40

mandates................................................................................................................................. S-23, 4-34, 7.20-13, 9-38

market area.........................................................................................................................4-11, 4-38, 5-36, 9-8, 11-21

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) ...............................................................1-10, 4-11, 4-13, 5-16

metropolitan planning organization (MPO).. S-4, S-17, 3-16, 6-49, 7.2-2, 7.2-4, 7.2-14, 7.3-5, 7.3-6, 7.3-10, 7.20-24, 

9-5, 9-28, 9-48, 11-5

metropolitan statistical areas (MSA)...................................................................................................................... 6-23

movable bridge ..............................................................................................................................3-6, 4-46, 4-49, 9-24

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) ................................................................................ 3-4

MTA-Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)...................................................... 3-9, 4-13, 5-13, 5-16, 7.20-15, 9-10, 11-7, 11-19
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MTA-Metro-North Railroad (MNR)............................................................... 3-1, 3-6, 3-7, 4-13, 4-61, 5-13, 5-16, 11-7

N

National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)................................................................3-15, 7.13-1, 7.13-5, 9-27

National Climate Assessment (NCA).................................................................................................................. 7.15-36

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)........................................ S-1, 1-1, 2-1, 6-5, 7.14-2, 7.16-2, 9-2, 10-5, 11-2

National Historic Landmark (NHL).......................... 6-51, 7.1-8, 7.1-11, 7.1-12, 7.16-8, 7.16-12, 7.16-18, 7.20-5, 9-37

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) .....................................................S-1, S-18, 1-11, 2-3, 7.16-5, 9-37, 11-13

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).................................................................1-10, 7.6-9, 7.6-10, 11-11, 11-13

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).................................................1-10, 7.2-1, 11-11, 11-13

National Park Service (NPS) ................................................... 1-10, 7.2-1, 7.4-4, 7.16-1, 7.16-8, 7.16-18, 11-12, 11-13

National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)...................................................................................................................

S-17, 6-51, 7.1-8, 7.11-8, 7.16-1, 7.16-3, 7.16-8, 7.16-12, 7.16-13, 7.16-18

National Wetlands Inventory (NWI)...................................................................................................................... 7.5-2

Native American .......................................................................................................................... 7.11-1, 7.11-2, 7.11-8

New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS)....S-4, 2-7, 3-12, 4-17, 4-19, 5-13, 5-39, 9-15, 9-17, 9-18, 9-19, 9-23, 11-19

New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT).................................................................................... 4-19

NJ TRANSIT ......................................................................................................................................................................

1-5, 1-10, 3-7, 3-9, 3-12, 3-13, 4-9, 4-13, 4-34, 4-61, 5-13, 5-14, 5-16, 10-8, 10-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9, 11-19

Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission (NEC Commission).....................................

S-4, S-5, S-7, 1-3, 1-4, 1-6, 3-1, 3-2, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-10, 3-12, 3-14, 3-19, 4-35, 5-10, 5-11, 10-2

Northern New England Intercity Rail Initiative (NNEIRI) .............................................................................. 4-19, 9-19

Notice of Intent (NOI) ............................................................................................................................... 1-1, 2-3, 11-2

O

operations and maintenance (O&M)........................................................S-12, 1-4, 4-1, 4-79, 6-14, 6-15, 7.20-20, 9-3

P

Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan (PRCIP) ............................................................................................. S-1, 1-1

Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA)...............................................1-6, 1-12, 3-3, 10-11

peak hour ...................................................S-27, 1-7, 3-7, 4-34, 4-38, 4-42, 5-23, 8-13, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-19, 9-41

peak travel time............................................................................................................................................... 3-9, 8-10

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)...................................................................................... 4-18

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ)............................................................................................. 11-8
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Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) ..................................................................................................................... 11-8

Positive Train Control (PTC).......................................................................................................... 4-33, 7.17-3, 7.18-10

Preferred Alternative...............................................................................................................................................

S-1, S-18, S-32, 1-1, 1-9, 1-12, 4-9, 4-37, 4-70, 4-81, 7.4-3, 7.5-4, 7.6-2, 7.15-2, 7.16-1, 7.16-5, 7.16-19, 9-1, 9-2, 

9-32, 10-1, 10-2, 10-14, 10-15

Public Involvement Plan (PIP)................................................................................................................................. 11-1

R

Record of Decision (ROD).......................................................................... S-3, S-26, S-32, 1-5, 4-18, 7.6-39, 10-1, 11-6

Related Projects............................................................................................................................................ 4-9, 7.20-2

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)............................................................................. 7.1-7, 7.8-2, 7.8-5

S

safety standards......................................................................................................................... 7.18-8, 7.18-9, 7.18-10

Scoping ................................. 1-8, 2-3, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 4-11, 4-15, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9, 11-15, 11-24, 11-25

screenline ..................................................................................................................4-7, 4-41, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-46

Section 106.............................................. S-1, S-18, 1-11, 2-1, 2-3, 7.16-3, 7.16-5, 7.16-18, 7.16-20, 9-37, 11-5, 11-13

Section 4(f) ......................................................................................................................................................................

S-18, S-19, S-22, 1-11, 2-1, 2-3, 7.1-3, 7.4-1, 7.4-23, 7.12-15, 7.12-18, 7.12-20, 7.16-1, 7.16-2, 7.16-3, 7.16-4, 

7.16-5, 7.16-6, 7.16-7, 7.16-8, 7.16-9, 7.16-10, 7.16-11, 7.16-12, 7.16-14, 7.16-17, 7.16-18, 7.16-19, 7.16-20, 

7.16-21, 7.16-31, 9-5, 9-34, 9-35, 9-37, 11-13

Section 6(f) ......................................................................................................................................................................

S-18, 2-3, 7.1-8, 7.1-11, 7.1-12, 7.4-1, 7.4-23, 7.16-1, 7.16-2, 7.16-21, 7.16-22, 7.16-23, 7.16-24, 7.16-25, 7.16-

26, 7.16-27, 7.16-28, 7.16-29, 7.16-30, 7.16-31, 9-35, 9-37

Selected Alternative...............................................S-23, S-26, S-32, 1-9, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 7.18-10, 10-1, 10-12, 10-16

Service Development Plan (SDP) .......................................................................S-1, 1-1, 6-4, 6-5, 8-6, 9-2, 10-1, 10-16

Shore Line East (SLE) .............................................................................. 3-7, 4-13, 4-49, 5-16, 5-17, 5-39, 7.20-4, 10-8

Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor (SEHSR)............................................................................................ 1-9, 4-9, 6-33

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)....................................................3-7, 4-13, 5-16, 11-8

special flood hazard area (SFHA) ..............................................................................................7.5-2, 7.5-3, 7.5-8, 9-37

standard peak hour................................................................................................................................. 4-17, 9-8, 9-10

State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).........................................................................2-3, 7.16-17, 7.16-20, 11-11

state of good repair/state-of-good-repair................................................................................................................

S-5, S-7, S-11, S-27, 1-6, 1-7, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 4-7, 4-10, 4-34, 4-35, 4-36, 4-51, 4-80, 5-33, 6-23, 7.18-2, 9-2, 9-5, 9-6, 

9-19, 9-41, 9-46, 10-3, 11-4, 11-16
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transit-oriented development (TOD)....3-16, 6-37, 6-49, 7.2-2, 7.2-4, 7.2-14, 7.2-15, 7.20-20, 9-5, 9-28, 9-48, 11-16, 

11-20

tribal ................................................6-51, 7.16-1, 7.16-3, 7.16-5, 7.16-8, 7.16-18, 7.16-20, 7.16-21, 8-11, 11-4, 11-13

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO)....................................................................................................... 7.16-20

tripmaking........................................................................................................S-14, 5-7, 5-12, 5-20, 5-21, 5-31, 7.18-8

U

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)........................................................................1-10, 7.2-1, 7.5-3, 7.5-20, 11-11

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)......................................................................................................1-10, 7.5-20, 7.5-30, 11-11

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ..........................................................................7.3-1, 7.4-4, 7.16-23, 7.16-24

U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT)..............................................................................................................

S-18, S-32, 1-6, 1-10, 1-12, 2-3, 3-5, 3-8, 3-10, 5-7, 5-10, 7.11-1, 7.14-1, 7.14-7, 7.15-1, 7.15-9, 7.15-45, 7.17-4, 

7.18-3, 9-37, 11-2

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...............................................................................................................S

-17, 1-10, 7.2-1, 7.5-3, 7.7-1, 7.8-1, 7.8-4, 7.11-8, 7.13-1, 7.13-4, 7.13-8, 7.13-9, 7.13-20, 7.14-1, 7.15-2, 7.19-2, 

7.19-3, 7.20-5, 8-13, 9-27, 11-12

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)........................................ 1-10, 7.2-1, 7.4-4, 7.5-2, 7.6-9, 7.6-16, 11-12, 11-13

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ..................................................................................................................... 7.2-1, 7.7-7

V

Virginia Railway Express (VRE) ....................................................................................................1-10, 4-13, 5-16, 11-9