East River Tunnels

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.