Amtrak’s long-term closure of one of the tunnel tubes (Amtrak calls them “lines”) under the East River between Penn Station ...

Two of four crumbling East River tunnels stretch from Long Island City, Queens, to Penn Station. Floodwaters from the Oct. 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy inundated two tunnels and left behind ...

Construction on one of the region's most ambitious public transportation projects will create some short-term pain for West ...

The East River Tunnel's Tube No. 2, one of two tubes Amtrak says it needs to close for repairs. (Evan Simko-Bednarski/New York Daily News) Federal railway Amtrak is set to shut down one of the ...

LIRR president warns Amtrak project could affect service for years 02:57. It could be a rough few years ahead for Long Island Rail Road commuters as Amtrak plans to shut down the East River ...

The work will take place in one tunnel tube at a time under a full closure for maximum efficiency, beginning with Line 2 on June 2. Throughout the project, three of the four East River Tunnels will ...

The East River Tunnel Rehabilitation project will tentatively get underway on May 23 instead of this Friday, Amtrak President Roger Harris told Hochul in a letter Tuesday.

Amtrak's East River Tunnel project is facing pushback from other transit officials and New York elected leaders. The rail company says it must repair the tunnels damaged during Superstorm Sandy ...

The tunnel project is designed to revitalize two of the four century-old tubes beneath the East River, which the Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey Transit and Amtrak rely on for service.

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