New York’s criticism of Amtrak intensified shortly after Duffy announced in mid-April that it would be in charge of Penn ...

The single tube closure, slated to last 10 days, will start a two-and-a-half year repair project that will reduce the East River Tunnel’s train capacity by 25%.

Once the project does kick off, Amtrak will close for repair one of the four East River tunnels that connects Manhattan’s Penn Station to Queens, forcing the MTA, Amtrak and New Jersey Transit ...

All told, the work will keep one tube of the East River Tunnel that connects riders to Penn Station — used daily by Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit — out of service ...

After inspecting and making spot repairs to the 115-year-old East River tunnels, Amtrak says it needs to fully shut down tunnels for long-term fixes. The work was supposed to start in November ...

The MTA is formally calling on Amtrak to reconsider its plan to keep one of four East River tunnels linking to Penn Station out of service for three years while it carries out Superstorm Sandy ...

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.

Amtrak will cut service between Penn Station to Albany for East River Tunnel repairs – but everyone from interstate commuters to the governor is bracing for three years of transit chaos.

To illustrate the major repairs needed in one of Amtrak’s East River tunnels, a top railroad official only needed to brush his hands along a piece of metal. “This is 130-year-old steel ...