Words can't express how happy I am that this country is FINALLY investing in passenger railways. While this bridge should have been replaced YEARS ago, I'm so excited that construction has moved as far as it has. Looking forward to the finished product.
All thanks to biden, i know that biden is being made fun of but he signed very important bills and acts that’re transforming our safety standards, outdated regulations and standards and funding.
Giving this a plus because I think we all undervalue gov projects. These programs built our interstates, dug tunnels through mountains, and defined how to do these sorts of thing safely for generations. There is a reason you can drive in the US and not be afraid of rockfall or a tunnel collapsing. It’s called trust and I for one trust! God bless USA
@@TheRailwayDroneAGREED...and why voting for those politicians who will vote for taxpayer dollars to be re-invested in infrastructure projects like this instead of handing out tax breaks to the top 10%...just saying.
As an employee for a particular red white and blue railroad, I’m so happy that Amtrak is finally getting the type of funding, public and political support and love it has always deserved and needed.
As a UK resident who has used the NE corridor, its great to see this kind of investment with an Amtrack video publicising its construction. In the UK, our Network Rail, who look after the UK rail infrastructure, have been publicising their upgrade projects to good effect for some time now, showing passengers and general public how money is being spent to improve the travelling experience, It really helps public understanding. Amtrack please keep up the good work, the NE corridor is something to be proud of, these projects show that you are following up on the excellent pioneering work of past generations, to upgrade this vital transport link for future.
Exactly. They actually save money doing it this way! It's unbelievable how complicated and costly design and construction of railway and subway infrastructure gets when everything has to be outsourced including project planning and management!
The construction contracts for Portal North Bridge were awarded to Skanska and Traylor Bros. in 2019. Amtrak doesn’t have any of the resources needed to build this in-house
I see the progress twice a week going back and forth from Philly to NYC, and I am excited and astonished at how quickly progress is being made. Sorely needed. May the success of this project help jumpstart other infrastructure projects around our great nation.
So great to see the progress every time I head up to NYC (on rail, of course!), and glad Amtrak is out promoting this pivotal project! We need more celebration of infrastructure successes to help show people what's possible when we invest in our aging infrastructure.
Well... Amtrak California is not Federal Amtrak. It's a joint venture between Caltrans and Amtrak. It gets about 5x more money than Amtrak does. They have better trains, cleaner trains, better paid and friendlier staff, better frequencies, basically everything better by 10-70%. We call it Amtrak Premium (TM) locally. Federal Amtrak does not really measure up outside of the NEC and a few lines in the Chicago area.
@@m--a Yes, it is and it's also better than average Amtrak. But not nearly to the same extent. They still have that rust belt decay "smell about them". Some things that are obviously broken are left unfixed and just sort of accepted. Amtrak California started a lot lower and had to convince people to give their car and _choose_ the train. This required the trains to made a lot nicer to use. Amtrak Midwest didn't do that to the same extent, unfortunately. And it didn't have the rather massive rail funding that California passed in ballot measures from the 90s on. But they still do a great job with what they have. And they are really trying with the new Brightline-style Siemens trains. Hopefully the people in the Midwest wake up and throw some more money at them! There's insane potential there for a highER speed rail network around Chicago!
Love to see this! Glad to see we're investing in the most efficient, and most luxurious form of travel, trains! Looks like it's a pain in the butt to build, but most things worth building are!
that infrastructure bill a few years back got eleven figures' worth of money pointed to Amtrak, with a significant amount for this corridor in particular. should help out somewhat
"You're looking out the window and you see the construction, and you say to yourself, 'Finally! They're building us a high level bridge so we can pass over in trains just like they are on the Jersey Turnpike over there!'"
Ideally that would be through a merging of NJ Transit, Metro-North, and Long Island Railroad. Otherwise a reverse direction loop at Sunnyside Yards in Queens and another in Secaucus NJ would do the trick.
So great to see this progressing! I've been admiring it from the train. When the new bridge is open to the north, will a second bridge be built in the footprint of the old one?
that speed jump and capacity increase is going to be colossal. It's really exciting to see just how much better the NEC is going to get in my own lifetime
Was stationed @ Ft. Monmouth early 90's and took the NJ Transit maybe 10 times. It was no fun riding across that bridge. I wonder if there will be separate tracks for NJT and Amtrak and hopefully no freight trains get to use it! Too bad tRump and especially Christie nixed funding for the new badly needed tunnels under the Hudson. Like I said in another post it would be so picturesque if a tall bridge vs tunnel was built. Some one had commented it would be more expensive my way. Too bad the measurements weren't in both Metric and nonsensical English way.
The real reason this is project was not done earlier was because of the former Governor (who will remain nameless) killed the new tunnel to Penn Station which NJ would have only had to pay a small portion of the costs (less than 30% if memory serves me) This in turn would have also caused this bridge to be replaced before 2016. Now both projects are being federally financed. If you want projects like this to continue you know which party to vote for come 2024.
Having food to eat, getting a hold on crime, not having mass inflation, not getting involved in a world war with Russia OR… a choo choo train bridge… Decisions Decisions 🤔🤔🤔
@@tylerkriesel8590 None of those you'll get from Republicans. But you will hear them congratulating themselves on making children and teenagers' innocence "protected" by not informing them of sexuality and gender in addition to biological sex. Then you'll wonder why your kid got groomed and r@ped by the church pastor.
This is a very much needed project. Infrastructure north of NYC is equally as important. Does anyone know when these projects are scheduled for completion and the projected total budgeted cost? How much is the funding coming from the BIL $66 billion FRA allocaton? Why can't these PR videos include even a ballpark range of such informaton?
According to Wikipedia: The bridge replacement is estimated to cost $1.8 billion. Funding comprises $811 million from the State of New Jersey, $766.5 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), $261.5 million from Amtrak and $57.1 million from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Construction of the new bridge was given final approval to proceed in April 2022 and later began on August 1, 2022. The first track on the new bridge is scheduled to be operational in November 2025.
@@davidjackson7281 This a critical NEC project. Why would NY cover the whole cost? That's not how transportation funding works. If the cities that highways pass through were 100% responsible for their chunk of the highway cost then we'd have precisely 0 miles of highway in this country.
I get kind of depressed looking at American politics these days, where nothing ever seems to get accomplished, but progress like this definitely is good for the spirits!
@@IndustrialParrot2816 I assume even more considering all the delays the bridges caused, and with a crowded line a small delay causes a domino effect. Great stuff that they are upgrading this
Well, "Access to the Region's Core" (ARC) was proposed in the late 90s.... It was the precursor to this project but got nixed by Chris Christie/Trump. That was about 30 years ago. Demand has increased over time, where does your 50 years figure come from?
@@m.e.345 Fairly sure the Republican committee can dig up someone better than Trump. Not that him being reelected would be any more of a disaster than Biden's presidency is...
Can Amtrak Trains be brought to Staten Island and into the Kings County Train System by using Train Tunnels from New Jersey to Staten Island and onto Brooklyn New York right to the Atlantic Avenue Train Station. Tunnel Boring Machines can Bore out a New Train Station under the Atlantic Avenue Train Station in Brooklyn. To help the Costs, New Jersey Transit Trains can also come to Brooklyn New York using the Train Tunnels. The result of this is that people using the Long Island Railroad are going to be able to get on the Amtrak Trains and or the New Jersey Transit Trains and a lot less Crowded Trains into New York City and a lot less cars are going to be on the roads in the New York City Area.
Replacing an old bridge is great but why build it for 90 mph speed only? If it is truly "building for the future", we need to build a bridge that can support 200 mph speed. If we are spending all these efforts to build a new bridge, why not go all the way?
200mph isn’t even close to feasible with the geometry in this area. Not to mention how unnecessary 200mph or even 140mph would be between two close stations.
I think the 90 mph partly comes from restrictions of the surrounding sections. The bridge I think is structurally good for higher speeds but curves, junctions and other basic demands of the route limit it. However, past 100 mph the time savings by going faster for a set length diminishes. The true way to get somewhere faster isn’t to go faster, it’s to go less slow
This needs to be done. To get into Penn Station Amtrak has to cross the Hackensack River twice, the Hudson twice, and go under the East River. These crossings are outdated and obsolete and impedes traffic on the Northeast Corridor and makes Amtrak lose its bullet train status. First is Portal Bridge this bridge connects New Jersey to Stanton Island over the Hackensack River the problem is when a ship comes into Newark and docks at Stanton Island they have to go through the locks at this bridge. It creates a problem because to allow ships to pass they have to deenergize the entire northeast corridor for one boat and the bull gear that supports the bridge it gets stuck all the time delaying traffic while the tracks are realigned and the wires are reenergized. first priority is to take this bridge out and replace it so trains don't have to stop for boats. Second problem is the Pelham Bay Bridge from Extreme Trains this bridge goes over a canal and the Hudson and when trains leave Penn Station they are stuck here because they have to wait for boats and the Northeast Corridor is deenergized. This one also needs to be taken out and replaced so Amtrak does not impede boats. Third is a major chokepoint The North River Tunnel under the East River coming into Penn Station. During Sandy these tunnels were flooded and the north tunnel is condemned. Amtrak needs to drill a new tunnel which is wider to allow more trains to get into Penn Station. If they do this they can double compacity on the Northeast Corridor and move their projects elsewhere where it is needed.
Can't a Road Tunnel System from East 23rd Street in New York City to Brooklyn or a New Bridge be built across the East River from New York City to Brooklyn.
Please lower down the prices to New York and DC, it’s not a good way to try and gain money from other tracks, no one in the middle class could afford 1200$ dollar tickets and it won’t make people go on other routes. It will just ruin your business and make people decide on a different train, or a different means of traveling
Congress is forcing Amtrak to subsidize its long-distance routes from the NEC and other economical routes. Complain to your Congressperson or vote to tax yourselves to subsidize rail. Amtrak can't magically give birth to dollar bills. They have a government mandate to "be profitable."
@@user-py6vd5cu2f You've gotta book the tickets at least 2 weeks in advance to get the better prices. It sucks, but they make a killing off of last minute bookings.
We (America) are SOOOOOO far behind. All of our major cities should already be connected. It's embarrassing how much car-centered development has gone on with such a disregard for trains which are better in so many ways. Great to see us starting to move forward.
The following link shows the first West side (Kearny) girder install between piers 2W and 3W for educational purposes. ua-cam.com/video/zhNaljiWqEI/v-deo.html
If, and I say IF, we get a Republican president in office in 2024, whether it be DeSantis or Ramaswamy, or someone else, I really hope that they encourage more infrastructure improvements like this. Under previous Republican administrations, Amtrak’s funding has been cut as an incentive for them to operate at a profit, which is a pipe dream.
If we get a Con in power next, they will try to sell Amtrak for parts like they threatened to before. Republican presidents usually disinvest from rail unlike Dem ones. This latest crop is outright hostile to rail and cities and urbanism - this whole non-car lifestyle is under attack.
DO NOT GIVE TO bleebs.. Need Rail north south mexico to canada via AZ and North Dakota. Hell with Existing spaces and Private freighters (clearly the should be bleeped)
Penn station is very close by and it would take some beyond impressive acceleration to reach speeds of like 150mph by the bridge, and there is also a big curve. If the country wants to invest in hsr on the nec, the investment should first come to rurral sections where it it is cheeper to build.
The way to actually cut journey times is to go less slow. 60 mph to 90 mph saves as much time per distance as 105 mph to 250 mph. The local geometry won’t allow higher speeds, acceleration would be impossible over that short distance, and the much higher cost of going significantly faster isn’t worth it.
True, but Brightline got to build brand new track; whereas Amtrak has to replace hardware over 100 years old which makes it way more involved. With that said, Brightline is definitely the future and seems to get it done w/o govt red tape
@andrewreynolds4949 Nope, Brightline is done, they're just awaiting "certification" which means they're still negotiating the facilitation payment*. *this means bribe.
@@rapunzel1701 That's not really how FRA certification works. I know some people think the US government / corporations / etc are all entirely corrupt, but they're not. It's just paperwork and ticking boxes
@@andrewreynolds4949 Don't be so naive. It's how all Fed Agencies work, FAA, FDA, FRC, NIH, HUD. They create the paperwork just 'facilitate' it. It's fine, these bureaucrats don't give one whit about us, I do trust the railroads to not want to crash their trains and end up in court.
Words can't express how happy I am that this country is FINALLY investing in passenger railways. While this bridge should have been replaced YEARS ago, I'm so excited that construction has moved as far as it has. Looking forward to the finished product.
All thanks to biden, i know that biden is being made fun of but he signed very important bills and acts that’re transforming our safety standards, outdated regulations and standards and funding.
Ya nope.
@@AMPProf "Nope" to what?
@@AMPProf wdym no? Major investments are starting to be made into rail and other sustainable pieces of infrastructure.
Admitting their problems is a good step towards making Amtrak more resilient
They will increase the speeds on the bridge
Giving this a plus because I think we all undervalue gov projects. These programs built our interstates, dug tunnels through mountains, and defined how to do these sorts of thing safely for generations. There is a reason you can drive in the US and not be afraid of rockfall or a tunnel collapsing. It’s called trust and I for one trust! God bless USA
I share your sentiments, though there needs to be MORE government investment in our infrastructure, ESPECIALLY passenger rail.
@@TheRailwayDroneAGREED...and why voting for those politicians who will vote for taxpayer dollars to be re-invested in infrastructure projects like this instead of handing out tax breaks to the top 10%...just saying.
@@ross6343 ABSOLUTELY!
As an employee for a particular red white and blue railroad, I’m so happy that Amtrak is finally getting the type of funding, public and political support and love it has always deserved and needed.
As a UK resident who has used the NE corridor, its great to see this kind of investment with an Amtrack video publicising its construction.
In the UK, our Network Rail, who look after the UK rail infrastructure, have been publicising their upgrade projects to good effect for some time now,
showing passengers and general public how money is being spent to improve the travelling experience, It really helps public understanding.
Amtrack please keep up the good work, the NE corridor is something to be proud of, these projects show that you are following up on the
excellent pioneering work of past generations, to upgrade this vital transport link for future.
Nice to see Amtrak doing the construction in house instead of contracting it out
Exactly. They actually save money doing it this way! It's unbelievable how complicated and costly design and construction of railway and subway infrastructure gets when everything has to be outsourced including project planning and management!
The construction contracts for Portal North Bridge were awarded to Skanska and Traylor Bros. in 2019. Amtrak doesn’t have any of the resources needed to build this in-house
I see the progress twice a week going back and forth from Philly to NYC, and I am excited and astonished at how quickly progress is being made. Sorely needed. May the success of this project help jumpstart other infrastructure projects around our great nation.
So great to see the progress every time I head up to NYC (on rail, of course!), and glad Amtrak is out promoting this pivotal project! We need more celebration of infrastructure successes to help show people what's possible when we invest in our aging infrastructure.
Fairwell Gateway Bridge. You have served your purpose
This is amazing!! Thanks for sharing this! A new portal north is sorely needed!
Amtrak your service is great I just went on the Pacific Surfliner from LA to Santa Barbara and everything went smooth great views!
Well... Amtrak California is not Federal Amtrak. It's a joint venture between Caltrans and Amtrak. It gets about 5x more money than Amtrak does. They have better trains, cleaner trains, better paid and friendlier staff, better frequencies, basically everything better by 10-70%. We call it Amtrak Premium (TM) locally. Federal Amtrak does not really measure up outside of the NEC and a few lines in the Chicago area.
@@TohaBgood2 isn't Amtrak midwest also also state-funded?
@@m--a Yes, it is and it's also better than average Amtrak. But not nearly to the same extent. They still have that rust belt decay "smell about them". Some things that are obviously broken are left unfixed and just sort of accepted. Amtrak California started a lot lower and had to convince people to give their car and _choose_ the train. This required the trains to made a lot nicer to use. Amtrak Midwest didn't do that to the same extent, unfortunately. And it didn't have the rather massive rail funding that California passed in ballot measures from the 90s on.
But they still do a great job with what they have. And they are really trying with the new Brightline-style Siemens trains. Hopefully the people in the Midwest wake up and throw some more money at them! There's insane potential there for a highER speed rail network around Chicago!
Love to see this! Glad to see we're investing in the most efficient, and most luxurious form of travel, trains! Looks like it's a pain in the butt to build, but most things worth building are!
Relieving to actually see something progressing on the aging NEC
that infrastructure bill a few years back got eleven figures' worth of money pointed to Amtrak, with a significant amount for this corridor in particular. should help out somewhat
Better late than never!😅 I am definitely glad to finally see some progress 🙏
I remember when the plans for improvements along these sections were announced. Glad to see it's moving forward.
"You're looking out the window and you see the construction, and you say to yourself, 'Finally! They're building us a high level bridge so we can pass over in trains just like they are on the Jersey Turnpike over there!'"
except you'll get to go past the cars (even when traffic is light!)
We want throughrunning in penn station! Listen to Andy Byford!
Ideally that would be through a merging of NJ Transit, Metro-North, and Long Island Railroad. Otherwise a reverse direction loop at Sunnyside Yards in Queens and another in Secaucus NJ would do the trick.
So great to see this progressing! I've been admiring it from the train. When the new bridge is open to the north, will a second bridge be built in the footprint of the old one?
Hope so; that would make the stretch 4 tracks instead of 2.
There is provision for it long term, but for now there isn’t any timeline or funding for it I believe
Amtrak is becoming so prestigious. Sort of the national equivalent of the NY-NJ Port Authority. Corps of Engineers is busy in this area too.
Must get that bridge fixed asap
It’s getting replaced. Screw fixing it 😆
that speed jump and capacity increase is going to be colossal. It's really exciting to see just how much better the NEC is going to get in my own lifetime
Was stationed @ Ft. Monmouth early 90's and took the NJ Transit maybe 10 times. It was no fun riding across that bridge. I wonder if there will be separate tracks for NJT and Amtrak and hopefully no freight trains get to use it! Too bad tRump and especially Christie nixed funding for the new badly needed tunnels under the Hudson. Like I said in another post it would be so picturesque if a tall bridge vs tunnel was built. Some one had commented it would be more expensive my way. Too bad the measurements weren't in both Metric and nonsensical English way.
For now there will be only one new two-track bridge. Amtrak and NJT will continue to share it
The real reason this is project was not done earlier was because of the former Governor (who will remain nameless) killed the new tunnel to Penn Station which NJ would have only had to pay a small portion of the costs (less than 30% if memory serves me) This in turn would have also caused this bridge to be replaced before 2016. Now both projects are being federally financed. If you want projects like this to continue you know which party to vote for come 2024.
Having food to eat, getting a hold on crime, not having mass inflation, not getting involved in a world war with Russia OR… a choo choo train bridge…
Decisions Decisions 🤔🤔🤔
@@tylerkriesel8590 None of those you'll get from Republicans. But you will hear them congratulating themselves on making children and teenagers' innocence "protected" by not informing them of sexuality and gender in addition to biological sex. Then you'll wonder why your kid got groomed and r@ped by the church pastor.
@@tylerkriesel8590 ok Mr putin simp...imma show a video about Ukraine, just give me a sec
@@tylerkriesel8590so all i’m hearing is taylor swift 2024
@@tylerkriesel8590 with all due respect, none of those first four are contingent on GOP governance
This is a very much needed project. Infrastructure north of NYC is equally as important. Does anyone know when these projects are scheduled for completion and the projected total budgeted cost? How much is the funding coming from the BIL $66 billion FRA allocaton? Why can't these PR videos include even a ballpark range of such informaton?
According to Wikipedia: The bridge replacement is estimated to cost $1.8 billion. Funding comprises $811 million from the State of New Jersey, $766.5 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), $261.5 million from Amtrak and $57.1 million from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Construction of the new bridge was given final approval to proceed in April 2022 and later began on August 1, 2022. The first track on the new bridge is scheduled to be operational in November 2025.
@@TakatoSakurazawaThanx much. Guess New York doesn't pay for the project?
@@davidjackson7281 This a critical NEC project. Why would NY cover the whole cost? That's not how transportation funding works. If the cities that highways pass through were 100% responsible for their chunk of the highway cost then we'd have precisely 0 miles of highway in this country.
@@davidjackson7281 Its in New Jersey
@@vinniezcenzoAh thank you. That makes sense to me now.
Yay!
Should have been done in 2010. Thx for nothing Chris Christie..
Who again? Fat Thirsty? Oh, yeah, I remember him. He dropped to lick Trump's boots and then got tossed into the garbage. Poor guy.
I get kind of depressed looking at American politics these days, where nothing ever seems to get accomplished, but progress like this definitely is good for the spirits!
I heard today that it is 25% complete.
I see a beautiful highway outside the window.
Glad to see that there's actual progress.
About time!
great improvement but as a huge investment for the future, why only 90 mph? not very future proof
I think there is a curve that's limited to 90 somewhere around there
@@IndustrialParrot2816do you know how much quicker the nec ride will be after the upgrade? I can't find info anywhere
@@TheTransitDiaries it should shave off a few minutes
@@IndustrialParrot2816 I assume even more considering all the delays the bridges caused, and with a crowded line a small delay causes a domino effect. Great stuff that they are upgrading this
@@TheTransitDiaries perhaps but these sorts of speed upgrades and track upgrades don't effect each individual trip that much
It's taken them 50 years to figure out this bridge would be a bottleneck?????
Well, "Access to the Region's Core" (ARC) was proposed in the late 90s.... It was the precursor to this project but got nixed by Chris Christie/Trump. That was about 30 years ago. Demand has increased over time, where does your 50 years figure come from?
I think everyone except the politicians who provide funding to rail knew.
It’s been known, but there’s been a lot of political crap that’s been delaying the upgrade for well over a decade.
getting the political will for transit projects is easier said than done
god bless
As long as they build the bridge high enough so the barges filled with human poop can pass under them, everything will be just fine.
Biden for 4 more years!
You think he’ll live that long??
@@andrewreynolds4949 hmm.. good point! Looks like our next president will be governing from the grave or a prison. 😄
@@m.e.345 Fairly sure the Republican committee can dig up someone better than Trump. Not that him being reelected would be any more of a disaster than Biden's presidency is...
Can Amtrak Trains be brought to Staten Island and into the Kings County Train System by using Train Tunnels from New Jersey to Staten Island and onto Brooklyn New York right to the Atlantic Avenue Train Station.
Tunnel Boring Machines can Bore out a New Train Station under the Atlantic Avenue Train Station in Brooklyn.
To help the Costs, New Jersey Transit Trains can also come to
Brooklyn New York using the
Train Tunnels.
The result of this is that people using the Long Island Railroad are going to be able to get on the Amtrak Trains and or the
New Jersey Transit Trains and a lot less Crowded Trains into New York City and a lot less cars are going to be on the roads in the New York City Area.
Replacing an old bridge is great but why build it for 90 mph speed only? If it is truly "building for the future", we need to build a bridge that can support 200 mph speed. If we are spending all these efforts to build a new bridge, why not go all the way?
200mph isn’t even close to feasible with the geometry in this area. Not to mention how unnecessary 200mph or even 140mph would be between two close stations.
there's no reason for it, this bridge is between 2 stop stations within minutes of each other
I think the 90 mph partly comes from restrictions of the surrounding sections. The bridge I think is structurally good for higher speeds but curves, junctions and other basic demands of the route limit it.
However, past 100 mph the time savings by going faster for a set length diminishes. The true way to get somewhere faster isn’t to go faster, it’s to go less slow
This needs to be done. To get into Penn Station Amtrak has to cross the Hackensack River twice, the Hudson twice, and go under the East River. These crossings are outdated and obsolete and impedes traffic on the Northeast Corridor and makes Amtrak lose its bullet train status.
First is Portal Bridge this bridge connects New Jersey to Stanton Island over the Hackensack River the problem is when a ship comes into Newark and docks at Stanton Island they have to go through the locks at this bridge. It creates a problem because to allow ships to pass they have to deenergize the entire northeast corridor for one boat and the bull gear that supports the bridge it gets stuck all the time delaying traffic while the tracks are realigned and the wires are reenergized. first priority is to take this bridge out and replace it so trains don't have to stop for boats.
Second problem is the Pelham Bay Bridge from Extreme Trains this bridge goes over a canal and the Hudson and when trains leave Penn Station they are stuck here because they have to wait for boats and the Northeast Corridor is deenergized. This one also needs to be taken out and replaced so Amtrak does not impede boats.
Third is a major chokepoint The North River Tunnel under the East River coming into Penn Station. During Sandy these tunnels were flooded and the north tunnel is condemned. Amtrak needs to drill a new tunnel which is wider to allow more trains to get into Penn Station.
If they do this they can double compacity on the Northeast Corridor and move their projects elsewhere where it is needed.
Can't a Road Tunnel System from East 23rd Street in New York City to Brooklyn or a New Bridge be built across the East River from New York City to Brooklyn.
Will the new bridge carry four tracks?
No, just 2
@@FreedomtowerStudiosbruh
@@frafraplanner9277 They're going to build a second bridge alongside when they dig the new tunnels.
@@Nick-kz6dg good
There’s an option for a Portal South Bridge (?) that is under the category of “maybe eventually”
Finally we can bring ourselves into the 1960's.
Shut up
Fr with them bland-ahh jokes Fr
Please lower down the prices to New York and DC, it’s not a good way to try and gain money from other tracks, no one in the middle class could afford 1200$ dollar tickets and it won’t make people go on other routes. It will just ruin your business and make people decide on a different train, or a different means of traveling
$1200 where’d you get that from? 🧐
4 people
Congress is forcing Amtrak to subsidize its long-distance routes from the NEC and other economical routes. Complain to your Congressperson or vote to tax yourselves to subsidize rail. Amtrak can't magically give birth to dollar bills. They have a government mandate to "be profitable."
@@user-py6vd5cu2f You've gotta book the tickets at least 2 weeks in advance to get the better prices. It sucks, but they make a killing off of last minute bookings.
They'll drive in their cars because airlines will up their prices to match
We (America) are SOOOOOO far behind. All of our major cities should already be connected. It's embarrassing how much car-centered development has gone on with such a disregard for trains which are better in so many ways. Great to see us starting to move forward.
funny how this thing should've been replaced a decade ago but wasn't.
Can’t wait til it’s done… in 2112!
Actually it's gonna be done by 2026
will it be a fixed span?
Yes. Three. Higher than the tugs which use that waterway a lot.
Privatize Amtrak
The following link shows the first West side (Kearny) girder install between piers 2W and 3W for educational purposes. ua-cam.com/video/zhNaljiWqEI/v-deo.html
If, and I say IF, we get a Republican president in office in 2024, whether it be DeSantis or Ramaswamy, or someone else, I really hope that they encourage more infrastructure improvements like this. Under previous Republican administrations, Amtrak’s funding has been cut as an incentive for them to operate at a profit, which is a pipe dream.
If we get a Con in power next, they will try to sell Amtrak for parts like they threatened to before. Republican presidents usually disinvest from rail unlike Dem ones. This latest crop is outright hostile to rail and cities and urbanism - this whole non-car lifestyle is under attack.
Haha Desantis and ramaswamy have no chance they are both rather unpopular since they're policy sucks
Why would they support us peasants when they can look after their buddies in big business?
Ramaswamy wants to throw money at infrastructure like its the 30s again
no WAY YOU JUST SAID WHAT YOU JUST SAID ABOUT DESANTIS 😂💀💀💀
"Increases the speed from 60 miles to 90." 😐
This is a short area between Newark and New York penn Station
90mph an hour not good enough!!!! we need it at 220mph an hour
Gulp! Dont tell anyone but its fun to race the trains on the Turnpike eastern spur.
Thank you president Joe Biden for the infrastructure money to get this job done!
DO NOT GIVE TO bleebs.. Need Rail north south mexico to canada via AZ and North Dakota.
Hell with Existing spaces and Private freighters (clearly the should be bleeped)
Why only 90 MPH? That's not even high-speed and leaves us so far behind the Chinese and the rest of the world when it comes to train travel.
Not really feasible for the geography. Besides, it’s a short railway relative to the size of the us
From this point it is not very far from NY Penn Station, like less than 5 miles, higher speed is not needed at this point
1. Penn station is VERY CLOSE (along with multiple other huge stations
2. (Read 1.)
Penn station is very close by and it would take some beyond impressive acceleration to reach speeds of like 150mph by the bridge, and there is also a big curve. If the country wants to invest in hsr on the nec, the investment should first come to rurral sections where it it is cheeper to build.
The way to actually cut journey times is to go less slow. 60 mph to 90 mph saves as much time per distance as 105 mph to 250 mph.
The local geometry won’t allow higher speeds, acceleration would be impossible over that short distance, and the much higher cost of going significantly faster isn’t worth it.
amtrack still sucks, i want more regional rail
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Meanwhile in Florida, privately owned Brightline is done. Everyone at Amtrak happy about this "New Era of Rail" should be fired.
True, but Brightline got to build brand new track; whereas Amtrak has to replace hardware over 100 years old which makes it way more involved.
With that said, Brightline is definitely the future and seems to get it done w/o govt red tape
Brightline isn’t quite finished either, as of early September. Replacing this bridge is probably one of the best moves Amtrak can make
@andrewreynolds4949 Nope, Brightline is done, they're just awaiting "certification" which means they're still negotiating the facilitation payment*.
*this means bribe.
@@rapunzel1701 That's not really how FRA certification works. I know some people think the US government / corporations / etc are all entirely corrupt, but they're not. It's just paperwork and ticking boxes
@@andrewreynolds4949 Don't be so naive. It's how all Fed Agencies work, FAA, FDA, FRC, NIH, HUD. They create the paperwork just 'facilitate' it. It's fine, these bureaucrats don't give one whit about us, I do trust the railroads to not want to crash their trains and end up in court.