Northeast Needs Trump Commitment to Gateway Project
After decades working in New York City real estate, Trump likely knows the two deteriorating, century-old train tunnels between New York and New Jersey threaten economic disaster and paralysis for the region and the nation. The Hudson River tunnels carry trains for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, the nation’s busiest railroad, and for NJ Transit, which averages 90,000 boardings a day at Penn Station.
Despite Trump’s emphasis on infrastructure and job growth, the president has yet to commit to federal funding for half of the $30 billion Gateway project, which would include a new train tunnel to replace one badly damaged in superstorm Sandy, repairs to the other tunnel, a rebuilt New Jersey rail bridge to the tunnels and additional track capacity...