### Question
How is the term Northeast Corridor defined?


### Answer
The term **Northeast Corridor** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 24904* as the following:

> the main line between Boston, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, and the Northeast Corridor branch lines connecting to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Spuyten Duyvil, New York, including the facilities and services used to operate and maintain those lines

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 24904*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE V-RAIL PROGRAMS > PART C-PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION > CHAPTER 249-NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM**

