What the cancellation of New Jersey's $8.7 billion rail tunnel to New York should mean for Maryland and everyone in between
New Jersey is on the same train as Maryland. New Jersey was willing to spend many billions on new commuter rail service, but not enough to pay for their ambitious plan. Their proposed $8.7 billion new tunnel under the Hudson River and a new commuter terminal next to Amtrak's Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan was cancelled yesterday because of fears of many more billions in cost overruns. Cost overruns are nothing to scoff at. Just ask about Boston's big dig.
This clearly points out the interrelatedness of local, state and national rail service needs and ambitions in the Northeast Corridor.
