New Jersey Senators Robert Menendez [1] and Frank Lautenberg [2] have secured $75 million in funding for a train running between Newark and New York City. This is a major increase from last year's allocation, which was less than a fifth of what the project got this year.

The project is known as "Access to the Region's Core [3] ," and it is a major victory for public transportation advocates in both states. The new tunnel is to be built alongside the existing rail tunnel, and it will double commuter rail capacity between New Jersey and New York.

New Jersey is requesting that the federal government contribute up to $3 billion to the project, which would cover more than a third of the total cost. The U.S. government has asked that NJ raise its share of the money by October first in order for the train tunnel to receive federal funding.