To illustrate the major repairs needed in one of Amtrak’s East River tunnels, a top railroad official needed to only brush ...

A power issue inside one of the East River tunnels snarled the morning rush hour for tens of thousands of Long Island Rail Road commuters, and heightened concerns over the potential impact of ...

The two-week delay comes after the MTA informed Amtrak that a key infrastructure project managed by the Big Apple agency is, once again, behind schedule. The train company signaled it would use ...

Amtrak’s top boss blasted Gov. Kathy Hochul for failing to shoulder her portion of the blame for tunnel closures that could lead to train delays starting next week. In a sharply worded letter to ...

Earlier this week, the MTA and Gov. Kathy Hochul expressed concern about Amtrak’s plans for the mega project between Queens and Manhattan. “Given the MTA’s extensive and long-standing role ...

The MTA’s board approved a resolution Wednesday calling on Amtrak to reconsider temporarily shutting down tunnels, beginning on May 9, as part of its repairs for the East River tubes ...

Instead, it plans to stagger the shutdown of the two century-old tunnels, which connect Manhattan to Queens and are used by the Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit as well as Amtrak. One tunnel ...

Meanwhile, a different threat emerges as Amtrak closes two East River tunnels — used by the LIRR — over three years to make Hurricane Sandy repairs. The MTA says it will try to maintain all ...

An unlikely alliance of MTA leadership, Democrats and Republicans are calling on Amtrak to rethink a work plan that will shut down one of four tubes of a critical Long Island Rail Road tunnel for ...

The MTA is formally calling on Amtrak to reconsider its plan to keep one of four East River tunnels linking to Penn Station out of service for three years while it carries out Superstorm Sandy ...