New York/New Jersey – The right Hudson tunnel: Scale back Gateway to save it

By The Editorial Board, New York Daily News; January 3, 2018

Albeit on wrong-headed political grounds, the Trump administration has thrown deserved cold water on Amtrak’s exorbitant Hudson River rail tunnel project called Gateway.

The region badly needs a new train tunnel in order to repair those damaged by Superstorm Sandy and increase commuter capacity between New Jersey and New York. But Trump will have none of it, even reneging on a deal that the Obama administration made to cover 50% of the costs.

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