The tunnel project is designed to revitalize two of the four century-old tubes beneath the East River, which the Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey Transit and Amtrak rely on for service.

Combined, the work will keep one of the four East River Tunnels linking to Penn Station out of service through the end of 2027, at the earliest. The 2012 storm flooded the two passages with ...

A look inside one of Amtrak's East River Tunnels before the start of a $1.6 billion project to repair damage from Superstorm Sandy. The project requires a shutdown of the tunnels. May 15, 2025.

The lengthy repairs will reduce the train capacity of the East River Tunnel by 25%. And that has MTA officials and Gov. Kathy Hochul worried that project complications could snarl commutes.

Ninety feet below the East River, Amtrak’s 110 year-old train tunnels are slowly filling with salty water dripping on high-voltage cables as steel is nearly corroded to dust. Above ground, heads ...

Amtrak is days away from a $1.6 billion project to repair the East River Tunnels hundreds of feet below the surface. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.

Later tonight, Amtrak is going to fully shut down one of the four tubes of the critical East River Tunnel in a foolish repair effort that has already wiped out for at least next three years 25% of ...

Amtrak’s long-term closure of one of the tunnel tubes (Amtrak calls them “lines”) under the East River between Penn Station and Queens remains controversial. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, other elected ...

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 ...

Opinion Editorials It's time to let Amtrak start East River Tunnel fixes A flooded East River tunnel used by the MTA and Amtrak after Superstorm Sandy hit the region in 2012. Credit: Amtrak ...

And without having to remove and rebuild the bench walls, nights and weekends work can bring the East River Tunnel into pristine operating condition, abiding by every modern fire and safety code ...

The MTA also aims to bring internet and phone connectivity to the East River tunnel that carries the 4 and 5 line between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn by the end of the year, officials said.