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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 Boston over the Hell Gate Line that begins in Queens, and NJ Transit, which ...
What the Amtrak tunnel repair project could mean for your commute
Starting later this month, one of the four East River rail tunnels will be out of service for three years, as Amtrak conducts ...
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Amtrak's East River tunnels are in such bad shape that parts crumble at the slightest touch
To illustrate the major repairs needed in one of Amtrak’s East River tunnels, a top railroad official needed to only brush ...
Rare tour of Amtrak's East River Tunnels before shutdown for $1.6 billion repair project
CBS News New York got a rare look inside the East River Tunnels before Amtrak's $1.6 billion project to repair Superstorm ...
Inside the crumbling, leaky, century-old tunnel at the center of a fight between Amtrak and MTA
Ninety feet below the East River, Amtrak’s 110 year-old train tunnels are slowly filling with salty water dripping on ...
Amtrak delays East River Tunnel repairs 2 weeks following MTA setback — same day Adams begged feds to pump brakes
The East River Tunnel Rehabilitation project will tentatively get underway on May 23 instead of this Friday, Amtrak President ...
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A look inside Amtrak's East River Tunnel repairs
Two Amtrak rail tunnels under the East River are about to undergo a massive rehabilitation project, but as CBS News New ...
Rare look inside Amtrak's East River Tunnels damaged in Superstorm Sandy
Amtrak is days away from a $1.6 billion project to repair the East River Tunnels hundreds of feet below the surface. CBS News ...
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 ...
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Inside look at the 3-year Amtrak East River tunnel repair project
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Amtrak is about to begin massive repairs on two of the four East River train tunnels that were ...
Amtrak tunnel work causes headaches for Albany commuters
Amtrak's dynamic pricing program hikes prices on tickets when they are about to sell out, and the railroad has already cut ...
Amtrak’s bench wall baloney: The railroad is lying about the high cost of East River Tunnel repairs
Amtrak is lying to President Trump and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, just as the unaccountable, incompetent ...