(Source: www.nj.com, August 16, 2020)
NEWARK, N.J. — When the ancient Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River gets stuck in the open position, it delays riders on two railroads — NJ Transit and Amtrak. But when the enormous Dock Bridge next to Newark Penn Station has problems closing, that’s a hat trick of delays for NJ Transit, Amtrak and PATH passengers. Dock Bridge is the enormous twin span lift bridge that takes six tracks across the Passaic River and was built in 1935 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. And Amtrak, the bridge’s owner, has said enough of those delays.
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