> As a plus you reduce the demand on the existing Penn tunnels used by Amtrak. Amtrak has owned and operated the HRT (tunnels built in 1905) since 1976 when it

> As a plus you reduce the demand on the existing Penn tunnels used by Amtrak. Amtrak has owned and operated the HRT (tunnels built in 1905) since 1976 when it took over the NEC from the failing Penn lines in the early 70's. It's the busiest segment of track (Interlock-A) in the world and out of the busiest train station in the world (NYP). You could reduce demand on the existing tunnels by building ARC.