It was a hefty pricetag, but officials said more work must be done.
A southbound Amtrak train passes an NJ Transit local stopped at New Brunswick on Sept. 10. Amtrak, the landlord of this rail line spent $27 million between last fall and this summer to improve aging wires and other infrastructure blamed for 2024's summer commuting meltdown.
Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comCommuters were the apparent winners after Amtrak spent $27 million on infrastructure repairs to the busy Northeast Corridor Line, resulting in a summer with fewer problems for NJ Transit riders than the infamous That doesn’t mean summer 2025 was trouble free. Critics said while the commuter experience was better than 2024, there is a long way toward permanently fixing and replacing the aging infrastructure.Larry Higgs is the transportation and commuting reporter at NJ.com and the Star-Ledger, covering a wide range of topics affecting how we travel in one of the most congested states in the country. Whether on...If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our
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