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LIRR hit with disruptions into Penn Station due to Amtrak work near East River Tunnel
The Long Island Rail Road was hit with delays and disruptions during the Wednesday morning commute into New York City.The ...
Amtrak cuts NYC service for construction — and everyone from the governor to commuters is bracing for years of chaos: ‘Enough is enough’
Amtrak will cut service between Penn Station to Albany for East River Tunnel repairs – but everyone from interstate commuters ...
New York unites against Amtrak: Mayor Adams joins the push to prevent the East River Tunnel closure
Today was to be the first day with one of the four tubes of East River Tunnel closed down by Amtrak for at least the next ...
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Questions swirl around Amtrak takeover of Penn Station redevelopment
In other words, Amtrak may own and oversee general station operations, but it’s NJT and the MTA that have the most at stake ...
Amtrak blasts Hochul and MTA for spinning blame on tunnel closures that could lead to delays
Amtrak’s top boss fired back at Gov. Hochul’s last-minute objections to the $1.6 billion East River Tunnel rehabilitation, ...
LIRR trains into Penn Station experienced delays, cancellations due to tunnel power issue
Long Island Rail Road passengers faced delays and cancellations heading to Penn Station on Wednesday morning, the rail agency ...
Power outage that snarled LIRR commutes heightens tunnel repair feud between MTA, Amtrak
The issue caused cancellations on the Far Rockaway, Hempstead, Port Jefferson, Port Washington and Ronkonkoma branches.
Put N.Y. commuters before Amtrak: Blakeman and Hochul have the right idea to fix the East River Tunnel
Yesterday, 25% of the trains between Albany and Penn Station stopped and won’t resume for several years, but as the foolish ...
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New Jersey commuters face PATH, NJ Transit delays for morning rush into NYC
Amtrak work also caused delays and disruptions for Long Island Rail Road commuters trying to get to Penn Station on Wednesday morning. The LIRR said 43 trains were delayed, five were canceled and ...
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 ...
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Mayor Adams says Amtrak has ‘refused to listen to reason’ about repairs to East River tunnels
In a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Adams requested that Duffy force Amtrak to perform repairs on the ...