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The Gateway Tunnel project may promise a better future for rail travel, but for now, it’s delivering a detour-filled present ...
Most of the work by the 11,200 construction workers, who have faced sweltering heat and freezing cold, has been out of the public view.
Construction on one of the region's most ambitious public transportation projects will create some short-term pain for West ...
Amtrak’s long-term closure of one of the tunnel tubes (Amtrak calls them “lines”) under the East River between Penn Station ...
The East River Tunnel in New York City, N.Y., inundated with saltwater during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. ·Construction Dive·Courtesy of Amtrak Julie Strupp Tue, Jun 3, 2025, 9:17 AM2 min read ...
A full shutdown of one of the tubes of the East River Tunnel in New York City began Friday, impacting Amtrak services in and out of the city.
Amtrak will shut down one of four tubes that make up the East River Tunnel beginning Friday night, kicking off a two-and-a-half-year reconstruction of the tunnel. The project has faced staunch ...
The governor met Thursday with Amtrak leadership to discuss the looming shutdown of the East River tunnels.
CBS News New York got a rare look inside the East River Tunnels before Amtrak's $1.6 billion project to repair Superstorm Sandy damage begins.
Amtrak is days away from a $1.6 billion project to repair the East River Tunnels hundreds of feet below the surface. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.