News

East River tunnel repairs could upend LIRR commutes. Here's why Amtrak and the MTA are feuding.
The two tunnels pegged for repairs — known as Line 1 and Line 2 — are primarily used by Amtrak, which runs trains up to ...
LIRR president warns riders as Amtrak's East River Tunnel shutdown approaches
The Long Island Rail Road is warning riders to prepare for possible service disruptions next week when Amtrak starts ...
Rare tour of Amtrak's East River Tunnels before shutdown for $1.6 billion repair project
Before Amtrak starts its $1.6 billion project to repair the East River Tunnels damaged in Superstorm Sandy, CBS News New York ...
Newsday24d
MTA calls Amtrak's East River tunnel repair strategy 'extremely risky'
The MTA is formally calling on Amtrak to reconsider its plan to keep one of four East River tunnels linking to ... to ensure they don’t run into unexpected problems while one tunnel is down.
CBS News24d
New York officials demand Amtrak repair East River tunnels without full shutdown
Amtrak's East River Tunnel project is facing pushback from ... and on weekends when there are fewer trains operating. "I don't know why we can't have the same kind of bipartisan support out ...