"You have to have a plan and if you have a plan, the money will follow, " Kulm said.

MSN: Amtrak plans 37-minute train from NY to Philly

The newer plan would benefit both New Jersey Transit and Amtrak and would use a remodeled Penn Station, said Kulm.

MSN: Amtrak plans 37-minute train from NY to Philly

Starting sometime in the 2020s, the hyper speedy "NextGen" trains will replace Acela trains, which were first introduced in 2000, Kulm said.

MSN: Amtrak plans 37-minute train from NY to Philly

Saturday, the 232 passengers -- who'd stayed aboard the Chicago-bound train, which had air conditioning and food -- had been taken off and put on buses so they could reach their final destinations, according to Kulm.

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But those most inconvenienced were aboard a train that left New York early Friday morning ended up grinding to a halt at 11 p.m. that night in Prince, West Virginia, after trees blocked tracks both in front of and behind it, Amtrak spokesman Steve Kulm said.

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