Rail News – New PATH rail cars to enter service next week. For railway professionals

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced yesterday that the first of 72 new Port Authority-Trans Hudson (PATH) rail cars will roll out for service starting next week.

The new rolling stock is part of the agency’s $1 billion PATH Improvement Plan to reduce delays and improve the rider experience. The new high-performance railcars will complement the current fleet of 350 and be phased into the system throughout 2023 and 2024, marking a more than 20 percent increase in rolling stock, PANYNJ officials said in a statement press

The 72 new cars will also complement the implementation of PATH’s new nine-car trains in service on the Newark-to-World Trade Center line. By early 2024, almost all trains on this line will be nine-car rush hour trains.

Adding a ninth car to trains during rush hour is part of a plan to increase capacity and provide a safer and more comfortable ride experience for riders on PATH’s busiest line, PATH officials said the port authority.