How the MTA, Amtrak, and NJ TRANSIT Built—and Failed to Sustain—Regional Rail to the Meadowlands

The eight-year rise and fall of a train service that crossed Penn Station—and what it shows about plans to let commuter trains continue through the station instead of ending there.

The Center City Commuter Connection

Key Insights • The Infrastructure: A 1.7-mile, $330 million tunnel united the Pennsylvania and Reading railroad networks in 1984. • The Impact: Eliminated downtown transfers, saving 2,500 daily person-hours and enabling direct suburb-to-suburb travel. • The Unmet Potential: Despite physical capacity rivaling Munich’s S-Bahn, funding crises and operational choices have prevented true high-frequency metro service. […]

Broad Coalition Calls on MTA to Expand Commuter Rail Discount Program with Release of Freedom Ticket Phase II: Now, More Than Ever!

Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA (PCAC)