Amtrak

Beginning Oct. 9, Amtrak and NJ Transit will perform critical work to transfer the final track from the 116-year-old Portal Bridge to the new Portal North Bridge over the Hackensack River.

CN’s U.S. rail subsidiaries — Illinois Central Railroad Company and Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company — and Amtrak have reached agreements that they say should strengthen their partnership and support safe, reliable passenger and freight service on CN’s U.S. rail network.

Following recent announcements of expanded passenger rail service, including a second daily Pennsylvanian train between Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and New York, Amtrak announced the creation of a new Board-level System Expansion Committee focused on growing passenger rail service across the country.