Federal railway Amtrak is set to shut down one of the four tubes of the East River Tunnel starting Friday night, kicking off a larger overhaul that has faced opposition from the MTA, Gov. Hochul ...

Ninety feet below the East River, Amtrak’s 110 year-old train tunnels are slowly filling with salty water dripping on high-voltage cables as steel is nearly corroded to dust.

Refurbishing the old train station will create opportunities for better accessibility, new amenities such as a café and a bus route to Bradley International Airport.

Amtrak will cut service between Penn Station to Albany for East River Tunnel repairs – but everyone from interstate commuters to the governor is bracing for three years of transit chaos.

According to the LIRR boss, overnight Amtrak track work on the tunnel’s Queens side near the entrance to Tube No. 4 early Wednesday morning went awry when workers for the federal railroad, ...