Trump Says Gateway Tunnel is Terminated. How Did We Get Here?

November 3, 2025 | njspotlightnews.org

Donald Trump’s attempt last month to cancel funding for an immense railroad and tunnel construction project in New Jersey was not surprising to anyone who paid attention.

The president’s move to end the Gateway Program, something it’s not clear he has the power to do, was the latest salvo in a years-long simmering showdown between the president and Chuck Schumer, the Democratic senator from New York.

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NJ SEED: The article provides a good backgrounder on the long needed commuter rail link between NJ and NYC. It is more than disappointing that the issue is again subject to politics. President Trump’s declaration of termination is not the end of the road. Challenges to his authority to end the project are underway. Not surprisingly NJ’s AG is among the first to announce litigation.