NJ Transit, other railroads want Madison Square Garden changes to fix Penn Station., new report says

NJ Transit and two other railroads that use the Penn Station, the subterranean rail stop under Madison Square Garden, said the sports and music arena and train station are not compatible uses and the Garden interferes with plans to improve the station.

The report co-authored by Amtrak, NJ Transit and the MTA, was released Friday. In it, the railroads that use Penn Station said "the arena's configuration atop the Station is a key global constraint" to plans to improve the station, including meeting modern safety codes enacted after both were built in the 1960′s.

The report was sent to New York City's Planning Commission, which is weighing whether to renew the Garden's special permit to operate the arena. Determining whether the Garden is a compatible use with Penn Station is one of the criteria to be used by the commission, which will make a recommendation to the city council.

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