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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 ...
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 ...
Mike Lawler and Elise Stefanik, Amtrak is starting demolition work on the East River Tunnel. It is a terrible decision, risking the rides of more than 100,000 commuters on the Long Island Rail ...
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 ...
It could be a rough few years ahead for Long Island Rail Road commuters as Amtrak plans to shut down the East River tunnels to fix damage from Superstorm Sandy. The Metropolitan Transportation ...
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.
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 ...
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 East River Tunnel Rehabilitation project will tentatively get underway on May 23 instead of this Friday, Amtrak President Roger Harris revealed in a letter to Hochul Tuesday. The two-week ...