Beginning October 9, Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT will perform critical work to transfer the final track from the 116-old Portal Bridge to the new Portal North Bridge over the Hackensack River. Once complete, rail operations will resume in full service over the new bridge, retiring the old bridge. The work is essential to advancing long-term reliability and capacity improvements on the Northeast Corridor.

While the transfer, or “Cutover,” of Amtrak-owned wires and electrical systems will ultimately deliver substantial benefits, it means customers will experience temporary adjustments to rail service beginning on Sunday, October 11 and continuing for approximately five weeks.

Amtrak is utilizing the reduced-traffic opportunity to perform eight additional critical maintenance projects across the Northeast Corridor, in six states and Washington, DC.

Regular schedules are expected to resume on Sunday, November 15 – subject to the completion of safety testing.

-via Press Release