Passenger Rail

Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) announced $8,958,919 in federal funding to begin construction to bring back Amtrak passenger rail service between Scranton, PA and New York, NY. The award will kick off long needed railway rehabilitation and track improvements to begin the process to restore service between the communities via the…

Residents living in Northeastern Pennsylvania are one step closer to having a passenger rail connection to New York City. Sen Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania), along with Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-Lackawanna), announced $8.9 billion in funding to restore rail service between Scranton and New York City.  “I have fought to restore rail service between Scranton and New York…

The effort to restore passenger rail between Scranton and New York City has received $9 million toward construction, officials announced Tuesday. “This money is not study money. This money is construction money,” said Larry Malski, president of the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority, at the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton. The PNRRA owns the tracks on which the…

Cartwright told the Capital-Star that the project has been his top priority since he was elected to Congress in 2012. Shortly after being sworn in, Cartwright said he had conversations with PNRRA officials Malski, Dominic Keating, and Bob Hay.

Funding for electric buses is just one benefit arising from the bipartisan infrastructure law promoted by the Biden Administration, Cartwright said. One of his signature issues has been promoting plans for restoration of passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City, a long-held vision that he said is coming to fruition thanks to the infrastructure bill. "For the…

I retired from the Long Island Rail Road as a foreman in the signal department and a position as the general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) union almost three years ago. I came to Scranton honestly because of its affordability and proximity to the NYC metro area, as my family and friends are still there. I had not known much about the area and purchased a…

Congressman Matt Cartwright is bringing $15.35 million back to NEPA. According to officials, on March 25 Congressman Cartwright announced $15.35 million in federal funding will be coming to northeastern Pennsylvania. Congressman Cartwright breaks down how much funding will be given out throughout NEPA. Local Law Enforcement and Emergency First Responders – $2.6 million …

In the three years since Community Project Funding was reintroduced, Cartwright has secured more than $83 million in federal tax dollars for Northeast Pennsylvania

The $1.2 trillion spending package passed by Congress and signed into law on Saturday will provide $15.35 million for various projects and local agencies in Northeastern Pennsylvania. According to U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, the funding includes: $8.84 million for infrastructure, transportation, water-treatment and flood-protection projects; $2.9 million to further…

It’s happening. The first “heavy construction” contract for the $16 billion Gateway rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey was approved Friday by the Gateway Development Commission. The Hudson River Ground Stabilization Project, was awarded to Weeks Marine, Inc. of Cranford, for $100 million for the first phase. The company had the highest qualified proposal…