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Record numbers of riders took PATH trains between New York and northern New Jersey last year.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says ridership hit about 75 million in 2008, an increase of more than three million over 2007. That's the highest number since the Port Authority took over the transit system in 1962. Daily ridership averaged a little over 250,000.
The previous record for ridership was 74 million in 2000.
Last year's increase coincided with a toll hike at bridges and tunnels and record high gas prices.
The Port Authority is spending $3 billion over the next 10 years to replace its entire fleet of PATH trains, upgrade stations and replace mechanical signals with computerized ones.
Record numbers of riders took PATH trains between New York and northern New Jersey last year.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says ridership hit about 75 million in 2008, an increase of more than three million over 2007. That's the highest number since the Port Authority took over the transit system in 1962. Daily ridership averaged a little over 250,000.
The previous record for ridership was 74 million in 2000.
Last year's increase coincided with a toll hike at bridges and tunnels and record high gas prices.
The Port Authority is spending $3 billion over the next 10 years to replace its entire fleet of PATH trains, upgrade stations and replace mechanical signals with computerized ones.