Atlantic City Express Service

Infobox rail line
name = ACES
(Atlantic City Express Service)
type = Regional rail
system = New Jersey Transit
status =
locale = New York City to Newark to Atlantic City using Northeast Corridor and Atlantic City Line
start = Pennsylvania Station (New York City)
end = Atlantic City Rail Terminal
stations = 3
routes =
ridership =
open =
close =
owner = Amtrak
(NY Penn to Shore Interlocking)
Conrail
(Shore Interlocking to Delair Bridge
New Jersey Transit
(Delair Bridge to Atlantic City)
operator = New Jersey Transit
character = Surface
stock =
linelength =
tracklength =
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gauge = RailGauge|ussg
el = Diesel
speed =
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The Atlantic City Express Service (shortened to ACES) is a planned service to be operated by New Jersey Transit between New York City and Atlantic City, New Jersey, operating along the Northeast Corridor and Atlantic City Line. The service's nickname of ACES is a reference to the Ace card in a deck of playing cards.

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.

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 (Boyd Gaming Corporation), which are the companies that own Bally's, Harrah's, Showboat, Caesars, Borgata, Resorts, and Tropicana casinos in Atlantic City. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/20/nyregion/20transit.html&OQ=_rQ3D1&OP=77769940Q2F5naU5Q23AosQ5BAAqQ7E5Q7EwwQ7D5wQ7D5Q7Ew5uYQ5BagEAu5Q7EwqQ5BmusEqQ3C)qdQ25 Atlantic City And Rail Line Agree to Offer Direct Service] , "The New York Times", June 20, 2006]

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. [ [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061215/BUSINESS/612150341/1003 Casinos, NJ Transit sign deal] , "The Courier-Post", December 15, 2006]

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. [ [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/16/2008-03-16_nyc_to_atlantic_city_express_train_will_.html "NYC to Atlantic City express train will stop in Newark"] , "New York Daily News", March 16, 2008]

Route

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.

Trains will depart New York Penn Station, pulled by an electric locomotive. After stopping at Newark Penn Station, trains will proceed down the Northeast Corridor bypassing all stations until they reach Shore Interlocking in north Philadelphia, at which point a diesel-electric locomotive attached to the other end of the train would take over, bringing the train over the non-electrified Atlantic City Line.

The service is planned to run over trackage that was controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines.

Conrail also uses the Atlantic City Line for freight movements on small sections, including the Delair Bridge section to its main freight yard in Camden, New Jersey.

tation listing

The trains will serve the following stations:

References

External links

* [http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2232 Official NJTransit Press Release]