There are more things that need to be done but that will help. I am guessing that when all is done, trains will be able to run faster - though that includes the results of rebuilding the existing 2 track tunnel and 2 tracks between there and Newark (assuming that's part of the project). Eventually, depending on who you believe, we SHOULD build a connection to GCT, presumably LIRR level (because of the type of 3rd rail it uses - or the main levels with CAT) for through running, also have Amtrak able to go to Long Island along with NJT, and LIRR to NJ. Lots to think about here. Maybe added tracks at Penn. Etc.
Red Wing wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 8:36 am Maybe Sir you should look at another German speaking country, Deutchland. The Stuttgart 21 should have opened 2 years ago and now projected to open in 2025. It is also in an urban environment like Gateway and not going under a mountain with little to no utilities, other tunnels and, foundations to contend with like the base tunnel projects.After living in Deutschland for five years, I can say that the "State of Good Repair" on the existing railways far far far exceeds North America. However, "from scratch" infrastruture projects hit all of the same roadblocks (and some times worse). For some decade long debacles in addtion to Stuttgart21, google Berlin Brandenburg Flughafen, the zweite Stammstrecke in Munich, and read into Germany's reluctance to carry out any significant inland upgrades to the approaches of the Brennerbase Tunnel and the Gotthardbase Tunnel
Oh it's had cost overruns and issues with politics too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart_21