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This swing bridge is a key crossing, as it connects 17 of the 20 stations exclusively on the North Jersey Coast Line.
Work to complete the replacement a 117-year-old New Jersey bridge that barely survived Superstorm Sandy is about to begin. After being battered by two boats that broke their moorings and inundated ...
When the Portal Bridge gets stuck open, it becomes a curse word on the lips of rail commuters. It happened again Thursday. Think of the way Jerry Seinfeld utters the name of his arch-enemy Newman ...
Portal Bridge is one of five bridges on the Northeast Corridor that are over 100-years old and need to be replaced, according to Amtrak. Other aging spans are located in Connecticut, New York and ...
Portal North Bridge's third and final arch installed 01:55. The final arch on the new Portal North Bridge in New Jersey is in place. It's a major milestone in a crucial piece of rail infrastructure.
KEARNY — Getting to the 50% completion mark on the new $2.3 billion Portal North Bridge — and getting there on time and on budget — required overcoming myriad challenges and, for some ...
A New Jersey Transit train crosses a portal bridge in Kearny, N.J., on Nov. 14. A plan to replace the bridge has pushed forward and could be finished in less than four years — provided about ...
First arch installed for new Portal Bridge; trains expected to cross in spring 2026 That arch will soon slide into its connecting span on the east side. It's one of three arches that make up the ...
The new Portal Bridge is going up next to the old one.All three of its arches are now up. The new bridge should help with reliability. It's a crucial stretch of the Northeast Corridor, NJ Transit ...
New Jersey Transit and Amtrak showed off the work that's being done right next to the current Portal North Bridge, which is 114 years old. That arch will soon slide into its connecting span on the ...
There's promising news for rail commuters who travel to New York City on the Northeast Corridor Line. Work on the new Portal North Bridge is halfway done with the installation of the first arch ...