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New York’s criticism of Amtrak intensified shortly after Duffy announced in mid-April that it would be in charge of Penn ...
Amtrak has proposed expanding into Long Island with a stop in Queens, a move that could reshape intercity travel in northeast ...
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Amtrak has commenced long-term work on the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project, which will restore two damaged tunnel tubes.
Amtrak’s latest service cuts have now been in effect for about a month. The cuts are expected to last three years and are because of construction on the East River Tunnels in New York City.
Throughout the project, three of the four East River Tunnels will remain available for service to ensure continued Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, and NJ TRANSIT service. Amtrak crews are on standby ...
“These tunnels are aged, they’ve been damaged by Superstorm Sandy, and they are in urgent need of repair.” The East River Tunnel, Tube No. 2, one of two tubes Amtrak says it needs to close ...
Amtrak is eliminating two daily round trips on its Empire Service route while the East River tunnels are repaired. A passenger group says the elimination of daily round trips between Albany and ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...