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Cuomo and Christie Ask for Federal Funding for Hudson River Tunnels

The bi-partisan duo of governors from New Jersey and New York have penned a letter addressed to President Obama asking for a 50-50 funding share on the critical tunnel project for the Amtrak line connecting the two states.

September 15, 2015 - The Record

Gov. Christie Changes Stance on Cross-Hudson Transit Capacity

Buried in the Port Authority's recent report on the future its financing and operations, was a plan to move forward with a project to increase transit capacity across the Hudson River.

January 11, 2015 - Bloomberg

ARC Cancellation Leaves New Jersey-New York Rail Connections in Race Against Time

Dana Rubinstein writes that New Jersey Chris Christie may have to answer for more than just the Bridgegate scandal if he throws his hat into the ring in the 2016 presidential campaign.

October 6, 2014 - Capital New York

Were Politics Behind Christie's ARC Termination?

When the long planned, and much needed, project to build a second train tunnel under the Hudson River was cancelled by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, he blamed escalating costs and a burden to the state. Was he lying?

April 11, 2012 - The New York Times

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