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One other historical oddity is that Hamilton Station might have been originally intended as an Amtrak stop, on the May 1998 system map before opening in February 1999 (originally scheduled for end of 1998). That map also shows Hoboken as an Amtrak station? I wonder if the plan was for Clockers to s...

The Gateway Development Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2023 GOVERNORS PHIL MURPHY AND KATHY HOCHUL, DEPUTY SECRETARY POLLY TROTTENBERG, THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, NJ TRANSIT, GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT COMMMISSION ANNOUNCE HUDSON TUNNEL PROJECT NJ GROUNDBREAKING Construction on Ton...

I think it was confirmed it was fake sadly. I have the grandkids for a few weeks and the internet goes into complete chaos. No. It's not fake. My source at CSX says they've been in contact with NJT for clearance requirements, height, width, weights etc. Sources at NJT & CSX say the move's given...

"NEW JERSEY — Are you planning to skip a PATH train fare by hopping through the turnstiles that are meant to serve people with disabilities, like so many riders have done before you? Get ready to be publicly shamed by a robot, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Thursday.&qu...

“houses in a neighborhood in Garfield, N.J. were evacuated that afternoon after a homeowner on Manner Avenue called them. Police said the man had bought a flare box at a flea market in Burlington County, in South Jersey, on Sunday. On Monday, when he realized "railroad torpedoes" were in t...

"Mayor Eric Adams said at a press conference Tuesday that partial service would return Thursday and full service would be coming back on Friday — less than a week after suspensions upended service. The city's Department of Buildings confirmed what the mayor said." https://www.nbcnewyork.co...

Includes photos and diagrams: "September 13, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE (1-191) SUBJECT: PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK) DOCK BRIDGE OVER THE PASSAIC RIVER, MILE 5.0 BETWEEN NEWARK AND HARRISON, NEW JERSEY All interested parties are notified that the Comman...

If anyone is in any of the Facebook groups, it looks like the wye is really coming along. One thing I will say, it looks like they had to go back to the drawing board to avoid moving the JCPL guywires. They ended up using a good section of the ROW of the old diamond approach for curving the southbo...

Work starting at both ends, and more money from feds: New York Times New Phase of Gateway Tunnel Project in Hudson River to Begin Work on the long-delayed rail tunnel is set to speed up this month, as Senator Chuck Schumer announces an additional $3.8 billion in federal funding. Construction of the...

"“Passenger screening protections on Amtrak are nothing like on air travel or even what the public must go through to enter this very building here,” said Congressman Brian Babin, who serves on the sub-committee. Target 7 was able to obtain a copy of the Amtrak police department's strategic pla...

Like everything else these days, id bet the mortgage that its all wrapped up in Legal. Are the poles treated with creosole or some other carcinogen? As stupid as it really is, unloading "toxic" items may be restricted to certain places. And then theres the liability legalities. Is there a...

HOBOKEN, NJ — A man who allegedly threatened another man at the Hoboken train station with an axe last week has been taken to jail, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. https://patch.com/new-jersey/jersey-city/s/it12a/man-whos-charged-for-wielding-axe-in-hoboken-station-is-jailed-cops?utm_term=article-...

It looked more to me like the engine exhaust shook the wire; I could not discern an actual hit, though others have said they could. Regardless, the lines need to be raised. That's on the utility that owns them, probably not Verizon. Actually probably is Verizon. The lowest lines on the pole are usu...

Not what I was talking about. Poster above hit a server issue while being outside on the coast line. There are tons of spots along the River Line that have zero or minimal coverage. This has nothing to do with a single metal tube. NJT also absolutely cannot be providing "repeaters" for ce...

GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BOARD AUTHORIZES KEY AGREEMENTS WITH AMTRAK, NJT AS HUDSON TUNNEL PROJECT CONTINUES TO ADVANCE With Four SEP Agreements in Place, Organizational Architecture for GDC Oversight of All Construction Contracts on New Tunnel is Completed. Initial Construction Mobilization C...