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Two Amtrak rail tunnels under the East River are about to undergo a massive rehabilitation project, but as CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports there are concerns about the work's impact ...

The move is part of the MTA's multi-year effort to fix equipment damaged during Superstorm Sandy.

The 7-mile trip began in the Sunnyside rail yard and crossed through the 63rd Street tunnel below the East River, then turned south under Park Avenue to 48th Street, short of Grand Central.

The East River Tunnel, Tube No. 2. (Evan Simko-Bednarski/New York Daily News) By New York Daily News Editorial Board. PUBLISHED: June 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM EDT.

That distance might have proven significant, since the tunnel crosses the East River north of where cars enter on East 36th Street — and very close to the barge.

Become a paid member to listen to this article. Photograph of the metal lined section of the tunnel. From “A General Report Upon the Initiation and Construction of the Tunnel Under the East River.