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Amtrak takes the press on a tour of the aging East River Tunnel tubes
The MTA, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman have advocated against taking the tunnel entirely out ...
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
CBS News New York got a rare look inside the East River Tunnels before Amtrak's $1.6 billion project to repair Superstorm ...
Looking at repairs needed inside the East River Rail tunnels
Starting later this month, one of the four East River rail tunnels is going to be out of service for the better part of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 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 ...
Superstorm Sandy aftermath: East River Tunnels set for rehabilitation
The next big transit project is on track to begin May 23rd in the East River Tunnels.  Amtrak is the owner of the tunnels ...
Amtrak stays firm on East River tunnels shutdown plans despite pushback from New York officials
A war of words has broken out between Amtrak and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul over a repair plan for the East River tunnels ...
Amtrak pushes back start of East River Tunnel plan, says closures will remain the same
Mayor Adams joined the growing chorus of elected leaders Tuesday calling on Amtrak to halt it’s plans to close a quarter of ...
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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 York's Elijah Westbrook reports there are concerns about the work's impact on ...