This article is about the railroad tunnels used by Amtrak, NJ Transit, and LIRR. For other tunnels that span the East River, see East River § Crossings. For the vehicular tunnel carrying I-77 between West Virginia and Virginia, see East River Mountain Tunnel.
East River Tunnels
Construction of the East River Tunnels, 1909
Overview
Line
Northeast Corridor
Location
East River between Manhattan and Queens in New York City
Operation
Constructed
1904–1909
Opened
September 8, 1910
Owner
Amtrak
Traffic
Rail
Character
Passenger
Technical
Design engineer
Alfred Noble
Length
3,949 feet (1,204 m)[1]
Width
23 feet (7.0 m)[1]
Route map
East River Tunnels
Location in New York City
The East River Tunnels are four single-track railroad passenger service tunnels that extend from the eastern end of Pennsylvania Station under 32nd and 33rd Streets in Manhattan and cross the East River to Long Island City in Queens. The tracks carry Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Amtrak trains travelling to and from Penn Station and points to the north and east. The tracks also carry New Jersey Transit trains deadheading to Sunnyside Yard. They are part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, used by trains traveling between New York City and New England via the Hell Gate Bridge.
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