Amtrak Says Gateway Project Will Be Built, Everyone Must Pay
- Executives say states and federal government must be partners
- Country can’t afford to wait for aging tunnel to collapse
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Amtrak executives say a new rail tunnel linking New York and New Jersey must be built -- sooner rather than later -- with the costs shared among the states, railroad and federal government.
“I believe there’s an inevitability to it,” Amtrak Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson said in a meeting with Bloomberg reporters and editors on Thursday. “The reality is Amtrak owns this tunnel, and it is a vital national asset that has to be maintained well and has to be reconstructed.”