East River Tunnel progress repairing Superstorm Sandy damage brings LIRR president to Amtrak after reconciliation on work schedule

Amtrak officials said the 116-year-old tunnel — used by Amtrak and the LIRR for passenger service while NJ Transit uses it to ...
Trains

Amtrak, LIRR update work on East River Tunnel project

Amtrak and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials say the East River tunnel rehabilitation project is on schedule ...
Long Island Business News

Gotham on track to build MTA’s first Long Island TOD

Gotham Organization moves forward on a $100M mixed-use, transit-oriented development at the Westbury LIRR station, bringing ...
Spectrum News NY1

Unions delay potential LIRR strike

It appears that a Long Island Rail Road strike that could have begun as early as Thursday morning will be delayed, potentially for months. The LIRR Bargaining Coalition on Monday announced that its ...

Amtrak: East River Tunnel rehab is on track at halfway point

Amtrak’s work to overhaul the first of two tubes of the East River Tunnel is on schedule, officials of the federal railroad said Wednesday. “The tunnel is looking like it’s in ...
Spectrum News NY1

Queens residents back turning abandoned railway into transit corridor

Advocates and community leaders rallied in Rego Park in Queens on Wednesday, pushing state and city officials to prioritize and fund a project known as QueensLink. The concept would transform the long ...