NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Almost two years after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast, $183.5 million in federal funding has been allocated to create a safer place to protect the state's fleet of passenger trains during severe weather events.
Following Sandy, NJ Transit came under fire for its slapdash preparation of the storm. Trains were left in low-lying areas, such in the 72-acre Meadowlands Maintanence Complex and the Hoboken rail yard.