Atlantic City Express Service
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | New Jersey, New York City |
| Predecessor | Atlantic City Express (Amtrak) |
| First service | February 6, 2009 |
| Last service | September 18, 2011 |
| Current operator(s) | New Jersey Transit Rail Operations |
| Route | |
| Start | New York Penn Station |
| Stops | 1 |
| End | Atlantic City Rail Terminal |
| Average journey time | 2 hours, 40 minutes |
| Service frequency | Friday to Sunday only |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Coach, first class |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Seating arrangements | Reserved |
| Catering facilities | Food and beverage kiosks |
| Entertainment facilities | Private lounge rental available |
| Baggage facilities | Luggage racks |
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GE Genesis P40DC ALP-44 Bombardier MultiLevel Coach |
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| Track owner(s) | Amtrak, NJ Transit |
The Atlantic City Express Service (ACES) was an inter-city train service offered by the Borgata, Caesars Atlantic City, and Harrah's Entertainment, operating from February 2009 until September 2011. It was operated by New Jersey Transit under contract, and funded by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. The train provided summer seasonal service between New York City and Atlantic City three days a week, operating along the Northeast Corridor and Atlantic City Line. The train was formally discontinued on March 9, 2012.
With the success of NJT's commuter service to Atlantic City, talks about direct service to New York were discussed. In June 2006, the board of New Jersey Transit accepted a plan for an express service between Atlantic City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan, for a three-year trial initially slated to begin in 2007 (Newark Penn was not initially intended as a stop, but it would be added during the planning stages). Because of delays in acquiring the cars and preparing the needed motive power (the 8 cars for this service are part of a larger 329-car order, and the four diesel locomotives were acquired from Amtrak), the service did not begin until February 2009.
The fleet was composed of eight bilevel rail cars carrying both ACES and NJ Transit markings, with service funded by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority and three casinos, Caesars, Harrah's, and the Borgata. Each train contained 300 seats with 4 cars per train. The multi-level cars' interior was customized for the ACES service, adding first class seating sections and lounge facilities. The cars were dedicated to ACES service and were never used for regular passenger service by NJ Transit.
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