Amtrak’s New York-to-Washington, D.C. Fixes Leave Biggest Worries Unresolved

By Elise Young, Bloomberg; January 28, 2019 Along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, roughly $3.4 billion in improvements are underway to bring…

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Amtrak chair wants to study New York Governor Cuomo’s L train fix for its own tunnels

By Dan Rivoli, New York Daily News; January 7, 2019 Amtrak might use Gov. Cuomo’s quicker-fix plan to avert the…

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After meeting with Trump, New York Governor Cuomo unveils new vision for Gateway: cut out Amtrak

By Will Bredderman, Crain’s New York Business; November 28, 2018 Gov. Andrew Cuomo says President Donald Trump is all aboard…

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Piece of Metal Pierces Roof of New Jersey Transit Train in a Night of Service Disruptions

By Jeffery C. Mays, The New York Times; September 8, 2018 It was supposed to be a 18-minute ride to…

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Talk About Stalled Trans-Hudson Tunnel, Portal Bridge Takes on Ominous Tone

By John Reitmeyer, NJSpotlight.com; September 5, 2018 With federal funding for a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel and other long-planned infrastructure…

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Opinion – How to improve and expand the Northeast rail corridor: Stop doing infrastructure upside down

By John Brown Miller, Washington Examiner; April 8, 2018 The federal role in financing state infrastructure remains upside down. Instead…

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White House admits New York/New Jersey Gateway project would be a good thing

By Marisa Schultz, New York Post; March 28, 2018 WASHINGTON –The White House acknowledged Wednesday the Gateway project would be…

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(Federal) sharing is caring

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; March 26, 2018 SHARING IS CARING:…

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Opinion: Trump is right to resist spending on New York’s way-too-expensive new tunnel

By Josh Barro, Business Insider; March 25, 2018 For President Donald Trump, I’m sure it’s mostly about a grudge. Chuck…

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New York and New Jersey: Fighting Over Funding for Gateway Doesn’t End With Spending Bill

By Mark Niquette, Bloomberg Politics; March 23, 2018 The battle over designating money for the Northeast Corridor rail project is…

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Omnibus Easter egg hunt

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Stephanie Beasley, Tanya Snyder and Brianna Gurciullo, Politico Morning Transportation; March 23, 2018 EASTER…

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Trains, transit get windfall in Washington omnibus budget bill

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 22, 2018 MAKE IT RAIN:…

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The Gateway Project Doesn’t Need Trump’s Approval

By Alon Levy, City Lab; March 21, 2018 Holding up the spending bill in Congress this week: a fight over…

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Congressional leaders etch deal to make $540M available to Gateway

By DANA RUBINSTEIN, RYAN HUTCHINS and LAUREN GARDNER, Politico; March 21, 2018 Congressional leaders have agreed to include $540 million…

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Still no Washington resolution to Gateway Tunnel project funding

Will Uber fatality shift the debate on self-driving cars? By TANYA SNYDER, With help from Stephanie Beasley and Ted Hesson,…

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New Jersey Governor Murphy, New York Governor Cuomo share blame for Gateway funding woes

An Opinion By Larry Penner, Transportation Historian and Advocate, ROI; March 19, 2018 Previous governors of New York and New…

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New York Opinion – Gateway’s the wrong way: A $31 billion tunnel project won’t get built; New York should sell Trump on a cheaper, smarter plan

By The Editorial Board; New York Daily News; March 17, 2018 Ok. Ok. This is heresy in New York, but…

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Trying to open the Gateway

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo, Tanya Snyder and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 16, 2017 TRYING…

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United States DOT Secretary Chao: Public campaign trying to ‘bully’ DOT into funding Gateway project

By Mallory Shelbourne, The Hill; March 14, 2018 Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Wednesday said a public campaign is being waged to…

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Tunnel to the other side

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo, Tanya Snyder and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 15, 2018 TUNNEL…

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Trump’s tunnel vision

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo, Tanya Snyder and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 9, 2018 TRUMP’S…

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New York and New Jersey: Gateway Corp. talks with private investors about financing, project management

By Tom Bergeron, ROI; March 8, 2018 While Gov. Phil Murphy said the state is working with officials from President…

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Closing, and reopening, the Gateway drawbridge

By LAUREN GARDNER and TANYA SNYDER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 7, 2018…

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U.S. says New York, New Jersey must pay more for ‘Gateway’ project

By David Shepardson, Reuters; March 6, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New York and New Jersey must shoulder more of the…

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New York and New Jersey Editorial Opinion: Call it the Trump Tunnel and scale back Gateway to get it done

By The Editorial Board, New York Daily News; March 6, 2018 President Trump gyrates wildly on immigration, guns — you…

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