Category: Expansion Projects
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The Lackawanna Coalition has passed a resolution in support of building “An Affordable ARC Project Now—Not Later”. The organization calls on the state… Continue Reading Coalition Endorses Proposal for “Affordable ARC Now—Not Later”
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The Amtrak plan would build new rail tunnels into the existing Penn Station, with new tracks to be built between 30th and 31st… Continue Reading Lackawanna Coalition Gives Mixed Review to Amtrak “Gateway” Plan
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US Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, both New Jersey Democrats, said in a press release on Sunday, February 6, that they now… Continue Reading NJ Senators Back “Gateway” Tunnel
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According to the New York Times, since the demise of the ARC tunnel project, New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s administration has been studying extending… Continue Reading New York Studies Extending No. 7 Subway to Secaucus
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The Regional Rail Working Group and its member organizations, the Lackawanna Coalition and the New Jersey Association of Railroad Passengers, continue to advocate for… Continue Reading Rider Advocates Push for Moynihan/Penn Station First
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Advocates for the Moynihan/Penn Station First alternative to the “deep-cavern” ARC project plan look forward to the opportunity to work with the Christie… Continue Reading Lackawanna Coalition Statement on ARC Cancellation
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New York MTA Chairman Jay Walder reportedly said on October 13 (at a Crain’s Business Breakfast Forum) that if New Jersey doesn’t want… Continue Reading Tunnel Debate Continues
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Yesterday, Gov. Christie ordered that the ARC Project, with its deep-cavern terminal, be shut down. Today, he met with U.S. Secretary of Transportation… Continue Reading Gov Considering ARC Alternatives
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We agree with Gov. Christie and his administration that the ARC project as proposed was too expensive, and it was flawed. It did not… Continue Reading Coalition Statement on Killing of ARC
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At a 1:30 p.m. news conference on October 7, NJ Gov. Chris Christie announced that the long-planned trans-Hudson rail-tunnel construction project will be… Continue Reading NJ Gov Christie Kills ARC Tunnel
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