Amtrak will cut service between Penn Station to Albany for East River Tunnel repairs – but everyone from interstate commuters to the governor is bracing for three years of transit chaos.

Ninety feet below the East River, Amtrak’s 110-year-old train tunnels are slowly filling with salty water dripping on high-voltage cables as steel is nearly corroded to dust. Above ground ...

Amtrak stays firm on East River tunnels shutdown plans 02:54 A war of words has broken out between Amtrak and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul over a repair plan for the East River tunnels that could ...

To illustrate the major repairs needed in one of Amtrak’s East River tunnels, a top railroad official only needed to brush his hands along a piece of metal. “This is 130-year-old steel ...

It could be a rough few years ahead for Long Island Rail Road commuters as Amtrak plans to shut down the East River tunnels to fix damage from Superstorm Sandy. The Metropolitan Transportation ...

Amtrak service between Penn Station and Albany will be reduced beginning Monday to allow for long-planned repairs to the East River Tunnel. Ten southbound trains and 10 northbound trains will run ...

New York’s Long Island Rail Road, the nation’s largest commuter line, is bracing for potential delays as Amtrak plans to start years-long repair work on an East River tunnel that will limit ...