New Jersey

Officials spar over plan to rehabilitate train tunnel from New Jersey into New York City

November 30, 2020 The Center Square

Repairing an existing rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River while constructing another tunnel could hasten a long-standing project to increase capacity between New Jersey and New York City. But it requires “pre-construction activities” to be “undertaken immediately and expedited to completion,” a new report suggests.

Feds Contribute $18.2 Million to Trenton Transit Center Rehab Project

October 29, 2020 The Center Square

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is sending more than $18.2 million to N.J. Transit to help pay for upgrades to the Trenton Transit Center, improving the station’s oft-maligned condition.

A N.J. Transit train in Montvale, N.J., in March 2018.

N.J. Transit Adopts $2.6 Billion Operating Budget for the 2021 Fiscal Year

October 29, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

N.J. Transit Board of Directors has adopted a $2.6 billion operating budget for the 2021 fiscal year. It also approved an $11.2 billion capital budget for projects already funded and nearly $5.8 billion for “proposed projects for which funding has yet to be identified,” but that are vital to its operations.

Officials spar over plan to rehabilitate train tunnel from New Jersey into New York City

Feds Contribute $18.2 Million to Trenton Transit Center Rehab Project

N.J. Transit Adopts $2.6 Billion Operating Budget for the 2021 Fiscal Year

Amtrak Says it Needs Billions for the Northeast Corridor

FTA Announces $9.1 Million for 10 projects in Nine States

Feds Award More Than $520,000 in Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grants

N.J. Transit Buying Eight Additional Dual-Powered Locomotives

Operation Lifesaver, Feds Announce $200,000 in Grants for Safety Programs