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East River Tunnel work begins Friday to repair Superstorm Sandy damage
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 ...
Amtrak set to close one East River tube Friday night, starting 2.5 years of repairs
The single tube closure, slated to last 10 days, will start a two-and-a-half year repair project that will reduce the East ...
Crain's New York Business5d
Amtrak to close East River tunnel as it kicks off $1.6B in repairs
The single tube closure, scheduled to last 10 days, is the first step in Amtrak’s long-delayed, $1.6 billion project to ...
WNYT.com2d
Impacts of Amtrak service cuts; could they have been prevented?
Amtrak's latest service cuts have now been in effect for about a month. The cuts are expected to last three years and are ...
Trains on MSN5d
New York governor, Amtrak meet on East River tunnel project
Amtrak will shut down one tube of the East River Tunnel for major rehabilitation as planned on Friday night, but has agreed ...
Time Out3h
The East River Tunnel shutdown is going to mess up your LIRR commute—here's what to know
LIRR leadership previously called a full shutdown “catastrophic,” as reported by the New York Daily News. Amtrak has promised to minimize the pain with extra inspections, more crews and emergency ...
Lohud.com, Westchester County on MSN5d
Why Hochul's asking Amtrak to give Albany-to-NYC riders a break on fares
During a meeting Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul asked Amtrak to suspend dynamic pricing on its Empire Service, which is losing ...
CBS New York on MSN5d
Amtrak East River Tunnel shutdown to start Friday night
The three-year East River Tunnel repair project is set to begin Friday night. Angela Bassett reprises her role as Erika Sloane—now President of the United States in "Mission: Impossible – The Final ...