Amtrak Begins Work on East River Tunnel Project on May 9
Commuters who take the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) were in for a shock when Amtrak announced that it was closing one of the four East River tunnels used by LIRR trains to repair the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. According to Amtrak, the tubes will be closed one at a time and is expected to be completed within three years.
According to a report by Gothamist, 411 LIRR trains use those tunnels each day between Penn Station and Queens…