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.

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

It’s off the rails. Amtrak will push back the start of its three-year East River Tunnel closures by two weeks after Mayor Eric Adams, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other pols blasted the shutdown as ...

The East River Tunnel, owned by Amtrak and first opened in 1910, consists of four tubes linking Manhattan and Queens. Two of the tubes primarily serve the LIRR, allowing its service to Penn Station.

WHAT NEWSDAY FOUND. Amtrak and LIRR officials agree two of the four East River rail tunnels running to Penn Station need repairs, but the two sides are bickering over how the work should be done ...

B efore 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.

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 ...

In the predawn hours Thursday morning, Amtrak gave members of the media a firsthand look at one of the battered East River tunnels ahead of its $1.6 billion plan to shut it down for more than a ...

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 ...

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.