Congress will "look favorably" at this? Did they miss the news on Nov 2?

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Amtrak is in preliminary talks with New Jersey Transit to bring back the plan to build a commuter rail tunnel between Manhattan and New Jersey,

Al Engel, Amtrak Vice President of High Speed Rail said the railroad was beginning to explore what value there is in the ARC (Access to the Region's Core tunnel) work that can be salvaged.

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The $8.7 billion tunnel under the Hudson River, which would have been America's largest public works project, was canceled on Oct. 27 by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who said the state could not afford likely cost overruns.

When Christie terminated the $8.7 billion NJ Transit Hudson River tunnel project last month over those concerns, he said he would support the possibility of a joint Amtrak-NJ Transit tunnel to Penn Station. So did Amtrak, which expressed through a spokesman willingness to work with the state.

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The Asbury Park Press reports the $3 billion in Federal Transit Administration "new starts" money will be lost.

Officials said that money cannot be used for a joint Amtrak-NJ Transit tunnel. Amtrak is funded through the Federal Railroad Administration.

While Amtrak has been chronically under-funded throughout its 39-year history, experts believe Congress would look favorably on funding high-speed rail on the Northeast Corridor because it is home to Amtrak's 150-mph Acela Express trains and carry the largest number of riders in the Amtrak system.

http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/state/amtrak-interested-in-arc-tunnel-for-high-speed-rail

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Maybe the experts are experiencing "tunnel vision".

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Maybe the experts are experiencing "tunnel vision".

or mesmerized by the light at the end of the tunnel?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

or mesmerized by the light at the end of the tunnel?

Are you sure that's the end of the tunnel, and not a runaway train?