新泽西通勤族迎"五周煎熬" 23 亿美元新桥换轨致铁路大面积改道
自 10 月 11 日起，新泽西州铁路通勤者进入预计长达五周的严重延误期。施工方正在哈肯萨克河上（基尔尼与锡考克斯之间）为耗资 23 亿美元的新 Portal North Bridge 进行最后一段轨道切换，工期持续至 11 月 15 日。这座百年老桥的替换工程此前已多次给通勤带来麻烦，今年 5 月还经历了历史性的三天罢工。
受影响最大的是新泽西捷运三条线路：Morris & Essex 线、Gladstone 支线和 Montclair-Boonton 线的工作日列车将不再直达纽约宾州车站，改道至霍博肯终到。美铁也大幅削减班次，五周内取消 280 多趟列车——Acela 工作日从 20 趟减至 18 趟，东北区域线从 44 趟减至 40 趟，费城至纽约的 Keystone 线从 24 趟锐减至 10 趟。
新泽西捷运表示，车票可在巴士、PATH 和霍博肯渡轮上通用，并建议能居家办公的乘客尽量居家。此外，北泽西海岸线 Brielle 大桥段（10 月 11–25 日）与 Port Jervis 线（10 月 11 日–11 月 14 日）也有巴士替代安排。
New Jersey Commuters Face 'Five Weeks of Misery' as $2.3B Bridge Project Disrupts Rail Service
Starting October 11, New Jersey rail commuters entered what is expected to be five weeks of severe delays. Crews are performing the final track switchover for the $2.3 billion new Portal North Bridge over the Hackensack River between Kearny and Secaucus, with work running through November 15. The century-old bridge's replacement has already caused repeated commuting headaches, including a historic three-day strike this May.
The hardest hit are three NJ Transit lines: weekday Morris & Essex, Gladstone Branch, and Montclair-Boonton trains will no longer run directly to New York Penn Station and will instead terminate at Hoboken. Amtrak is also slashing service, canceling more than 280 trains over the five weeks — Acela weekday trips drop from 20 to 18, Northeast Regional from 44 to 40, and Philadelphia-to-New York Keystone service plunges from 24 to 10.
NJ Transit says tickets will be honored on buses, PATH, and the Hoboken ferry, and advises passengers who can work from home to do so. Bus substitution is also arranged for the Brielle Bridge section of the North Jersey Coast Line (Oct. 11–25) and the Port Jervis Line (Oct. 11–Nov. 14).
图片来源：图：在建的新波特尔北桥（Portal North Bridge）东段，2025年1月。摄影：Jonathan Schilling，CC BY-SA 4.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
