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Biden Hails NYC Rail Tunnel as Boon to Amtrak, NJ Transit Riders

Project to build new rail tunnel between New York, New Jersey
Biden touting infrastructure improvements across the northeast

Joe Biden — Joe Biden
Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg

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Akayla Gardner,

Skylar Woodhouse and

January 31, 2023, 10:00 AM UTCUpdated onJanuary 31, 2023, 6:38 PM UTC

President Joe Biden heralded work on the Gateway tunnel project, a massive rail infrastructure initiative he said would improve travel for workers heading across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.

“That’s how important this project is for up to 200,000 passengers who take Amtrak or New Jersey Transit under the Hudson River every single day,” said Biden on Tuesday at the West Side Rail Yard in New York City.