Amtrak Senior Executive Vice President Steve Gardner played tour guide for wide-eyed Jersey political VIPs on a trip through the more than a century-old train tunnel under the Hudson River. He pointed out the 12,000-volt electrical cables and the pitted concrete walls that sustained serious saltwater erosion damage during Superstorm Sandy.

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“There’s no more reason for the federal Department of Transportation or for the administration to delay this project, to not give it its highest rating, which it deserves. Because from my perspective, we are sitting on a transportation ticking time bomb and we do not have the luxury of waiting,” Sen. Bob Menendez said.