▁York ▁City ▁from ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁the ▁Ald ene ▁Plan ▁was ▁implemented , ▁requiring ▁trains ▁of ▁the ▁fl ound ering ▁Central ▁Rail road ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁( CN J ) ▁and ▁Reading ▁( R D G ) ▁to ▁run ▁to ▁New ark ▁P enn , ▁connecting ▁to ▁PR R ▁and ▁PATH ▁trains ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁P enn ▁Central ▁Transport ation ▁Company ▁went ▁bank rupt ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁its ▁sub urban ▁trains ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Con ra il , ▁then ▁by ▁N J ▁Trans it ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁P enn ▁Central ▁long - distance ▁service ▁( including ▁part ▁of ▁today ' s ▁N ortheast ▁Cor rid or ▁and ▁Empire ▁Cor rid or ) ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Am tra k ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Am tra k ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁River ▁T unn els ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁and ▁N J ▁Trans it ▁started ▁running ▁trains ▁through ▁the ▁t unn els ▁under ▁contract ▁with ▁Am tra k . ▁ ▁Par allel - t unnel ▁propos als ▁ ▁Pro posed ▁new ▁AR C ▁t unn els ▁Access ▁to ▁the ▁Region ' s ▁Core ▁( AR C ), ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁by ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey ▁( P AN Y N J ), ▁N J ▁Trans it , ▁and ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Transport ation