On Thursday, Aug. 28, Amtrak rolls out five of 28 NextGen Acela trains to be added to its Northeast Corridor routes by 2027, ...

Repairs of East River tunnels used mostly by the LIRR may not begin until 2025, more than 13 years after superstorm Sandy damaged them, Amtrak said Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.

Amtrak will cut service between Penn Station to Albany for East River Tunnel repairs – but everyone from interstate commuters to the governor is bracing for three years of transit chaos. Critics ...

Arriving at Amtrak’s East River Tunnel offices in Long Island City late Wednesday night, the small group of journalists, including The Point, was given an overview of the damage wrought by time ...

Amtrak to begin major repairs to East River Tunnels Amtrak says the $1.6 billion project aims to repair long-standing damage from Superstorm Sandy that can no longer be put off.

Amtrak was hoping to start repairs in 2019, but those repairs will now be delayed until 2025. The East River Tunnels are critical to transporting Long Island Rail Road commuters into Manhattan.

These funds were intended to be spent quickly for 2012 Super Storm Sandy-related work in the East River Tunnels to bring them up to a state of good repair. Amtrak may not begin to use these funds ...

Amtrak owns the four single-track tunnels that run under the East River to Penn Station, although the New York-based Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates the LIRR, as well as the New ...

The MTA urged Amtrak, which owns Penn Station, to perform the work to improve the reliability of train service. An Amtrak train derailed last May in one of the East River tunnels due to a broken rail.

Amtrak owns the four single-track tunnels that run under the East River to Penn Station, although the New York-based Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates the LIRR, as well as the New ...