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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

Manhattan commuters urged to work from home for weeks amid rail upgrade

a train at a station
A NJ Transit commuter train pulls into the Hoboken terminal in New Jersey as the rising sun reflects off the windows of a building in October 2025. Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

New Jersey’s transit authority has urged commuters into Manhattan to work from home for up to a month if possible because of a huge railroad upgrade that is expected to upend travel to New York City from Tuesday morning.

The national rail operator, Amtrak, will move some train traffic on to a new bridge, according to the New York Times, in a travel-snarling project that is expected to last until 15 March and will result in extensive delays and fewer trains under the Hudson River.

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