Funding for New Jersey-New York rail tunnel design approved by US Senate

摘要

Funding for the Gateway Tunnel project that would expand commuter railroad capacity between New York and New Jersey and pave the way for more high-speed rail service along the Northeast Corridor, won approval from the U.S. Senate. The approved funding measure includes a minimum of 15 million dollars for Amtrak to begin design and engineering work on the project that will closely follow the footprint of the Access to the Regions Core (ARC) Tunnel project that was cancelled by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in 2010. The Gateway project would connect to an expanded New York Penn Station rather than ending deep under West 34th Street in Manhattan.