Before Amtrak starts its $1.6 billion project to repair the East River Tunnels damaged in Superstorm Sandy, CBS News New York got a rare look inside the tubes hundreds of feet below the surface.

Hochul and the MTA have vocally urged Amtrak to avoid a tube outage by carrying out the work on nights and weekends, like the MTA did for repairs to the L train East River tunnel in 2019. Amtrak ...

A flooded East River tunnel used by the MTA and Amtrak after Superstorm Sandy hit the region in 2012. Credit: Amtrak. By The Editorial BoardMay 6, 2025. Share.

Later tonight, Amtrak is going to fully shut down one of the four tubes of the critical East River Tunnel in a foolish repair effort that has already wiped out for at least next three years 25% of ...

Amtrak is days away from a $1.6 billion project to repair the East River Tunnels hundreds of feet below the surface. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.

Arriving at Amtrak’s East River Tunnel offices in Long Island City late Wednesday night, the small group of journalists, including The Point, was given an overview of the damage wrought by time ...

NEW YORK — A full shutdown of one of the tubes of the East River Tunnel in New York City began Friday, impacting Amtrak services in and out of the city. Amtrak announced in February a new train ...

The MTA is urging Amtrak to avoid a tunnel outage by carrying out the work on nights and weekends, like the MTA did for repairs to the L train East River tunnel in 2019. Hochul made the same ...

Amtrak president Roger Harris thinks Gov. Kathy Hochul has her facts wrong. In a letter to the governor, Harris defended Amtrak’s shutdown plan for the storm-damaged East River tunnels during ...

Amtrak is lying to President Trump and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, ... nights and weekends work can bring the East River Tunnel into pristine operating condition, ...

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams joined the growing chorus of elected leaders Tuesday calling on Amtrak to halt its plans to close a quarter of the East River Tunnel’s rail tubes for repairs — a ...

Amtrak, which owns and maintains the East River tunnels, is planning a full closure of one tunnel later this month for long-term repair work. Another tunnel is reserved exclusively for Amtrak and ...