The East River Tunnel Rehabilitation project will tentatively get underway on May 23 instead of this Friday, Amtrak President Roger Harris told Hochul in a letter Tuesday.

New York’s criticism of Amtrak intensified shortly after Duffy announced in mid-April that it would be in charge of Penn ...

B efore 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.

WHAT NEWSDAY FOUND. Amtrak and LIRR officials agree two of the four East River rail tunnels running to Penn Station need repairs, but the two sides are bickering over how the work should be done ...

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 ...

LIRR president warns Amtrak project could affect service for years 02:57. It could be a rough few years ahead for Long Island Rail Road commuters as Amtrak plans to shut down the East River ...

Amtrak stays firm on East River tunnels shutdown plans 02:54. A war of words has broken out between Amtrak and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul over a repair plan for the East River tunnels that could ...

The East River Tunnel, owned by Amtrak and first opened in 1910, consists of four tubes linking Manhattan and Queens. Two of the tubes primarily serve the LIRR, allowing its service to Penn Station.

In a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul Friday, Amtrak president Roger Harris defended the agency’s $1.6 billion effort to repair Superstorm Sandy damage in two of the four East River Tunnels.