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The Long Island Rail Road is warning riders to prepare for possible service disruptions next week when Amtrak starts ...
The MTA, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman have advocated against taking the tunnel entirely out ...
Ninety feet below the East River, Amtrak’s 110 year-old train tunnels are slowly filling with salty water dripping on ...
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Amtrak is about to begin massive repairs on two of the four East River train tunnels that were ...
Starting later this month, one of the four East River rail tunnels is going to be out of service for the better part of the ...
The next big transit project is on track to begin May 23rd in the East River Tunnels.  Amtrak is the owner of the tunnels ...
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The next big transit project is on track to begin May 23rd in the East River Tunnels. Amtrak is the owner of the tunnels that connect Long Island to Penn Station.
“It is dripping over some of the power cables," explained Derick Hallahan, AVP of major programs, tunnels and systems for Amtrak. "Which can relate to arching, cause arching and some dangerous ...
Two tubes of the East River Tunnel — which Amtrak owns — were flooded and damaged by Hurricane Sandy. They need rehabilitation to keep them operational and safe for use for the foreseeable future.