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Inside the crumbling, leaky, century-old tunnel at the center of a fight between Amtrak and MTA
Ninety feet below the East River, Amtrak’s 110 year-old train tunnels are slowly filling with salty water dripping on ...
Superstorm Sandy aftermath: East River Tunnels set for rehabilitation
The next big transit project is on track to begin May 23rd in the East River Tunnels.  Amtrak is the owner of the tunnels ...
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New York unites against Amtrak: Mayor Adams joins the push to prevent the East River Tunnel closure
Today was to be the first day with one of the four tubes of East River Tunnel closed down by Amtrak for at least the next three years, leaving just three tubes for the 461 Long Island Rail ...
Amtrak delays East River Tunnel repairs 2 weeks following MTA setback — same day Adams begged feds to pump brakes
The East River Tunnel Rehabilitation project will tentatively get underway on May 23 instead of this Friday, Amtrak President ...
Amtrak tunnel work causes headaches for Albany commuters
As Amtrak has cut back on commuter trips between Albany and New York City to allow for the $1.6 billion East River tunnel reconstruction project to be completed, it’s not only getting harder to secure ...