Throughout the last quarter of FY25, Northeast Corridor (NEC) agencies continued historic capital investment while accommodating millions of riders. The NECC FY25Q4 Report found that corridor ridership increased compared to FY24Q4, with both weekday and weekend ridership increasing slightly. Notably, return-to-office policies propelled significant ridership growth for MARC and VRE in FY25, with 69% and 10% increases, respectively, compared to FY24Q4. In FY25Q4, both train delay-minutes and the percentage of late, annulled, or terminated trains held steady, on par with FY24Q4, while major incidents were nearly cut in half.
NEC Ridership in FY25Q4
NEC Delays in FY25Q4
Over the last five years, capital investment has ramped up to achieve the largest scale of improvements in NEC’s history, taking steps toward the shared vision of a more modern, reliable, and connected corridor. While overall year totals were up almost half a billion dollars, FY25Q4 spending of $1.1 billion was at a similar level to FY24Q4.
Capital Investment FY20-FY25
Read more, including a spotlight on the introduction of the Next-Gen Acela, and explore the data in the NEC Quarterly Report. To learn even more, stay tuned for the FY25 NEC Annual Report to be released this spring.
