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[WATCH] $1.6 Billion Amtrak Tunnel Upgrade | East River Tunnel Huge Update

2026-02-02T12:00:00-05:00

A $1.6 billion megaproject is reshaping the East River Tunnel, one of Manhattan’s most critical transportation arteries from a deteriorated, storm-damaged corridor into a symbol of infrastructure renewal and modernized engineering. With hundreds of workers operating around the clock, Amtrak is carrying out the most extensive tunnel rehabilitation in its history. So what meaningful progress has been achieved so far? What major benefits and system-wide impacts can riders expect once the overhaul is complete? In today’s On the Trains video, we take a comprehensive and up-to-date look at the East River Tunnel upgrade and the pivotal role it plays in shaping the future of rail travel in the Northeast.

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[VIDEO] New York Is Building A $16 Billion New Tunnel Beneath The Hudson River

2026-01-20T12:00:00-05:00

Every day, more than 200,000 people hurtle beneath the Hudson River, unaware they are traveling through a pair of crumbling tunnels built before the Titanic even set sail. These narrow, century-old tubes—linking New Jersey to New York City—serve as the fragile spine of America’s busiest rail corridor. But here’s the terrifying truth: if just one of them fails, the entire Northeast Corridor could grind to a halt, triggering billions in economic losses and paralyzing the daily lives of millions. How did America allow such a critical link in the nation’s infrastructure to age into decay? —and more importantly, what is being done about it? This is The $16 BILLION Hudson Tunnel Project, a development that promises to dig America out of this crisis.

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[WATCH] What's Hiding Under New York City? New York's Forbidden Underworld

2025-09-01T12:00:00-04:00

What if I told you there’s an entire city hidden under New York? An underworld most people will never see them. But today, you will.

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[VIDEO] Check Out the Cheesy Crown Finish Caves Under the Streets of Crown Heights, Brooklyn

2025-08-21T12:00:00-04:00

Crown Finish Caves in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, is a subterranean cheese aging facility that utilizes an 1850s era lagering tunnel 30 feet under Bergen Street. In this episode of the excellent The Dig series from CBS New York, watch as host Elle McLogan gets an inside peek.

Thirty feet underground in Crown Heights, CBS2's Elle McLogan finds tunnels from 1850, laden with cheese. It's all part of Crown Finish Caves.

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[VIDEO] The Hidden Tunnel Under New York's Park Avenue

2025-06-03T12:00:00-04:00

The Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City, also known as the Murray Hill Tunnel, is a historic underground passage originally built in the 1830s to carry the New York and Harlem Railroad. Initially an open cut, it was enclosed in 1850, creating a tunnel that ran under what is now Park Avenue between 33rd and 40th Streets. The tunnel allowed trains to access Grand Central Depot, the predecessor to Grand Central Terminal, but in 1872, passenger train use was stopped south of the depot due to noise and safety concerns. In 1913, following the completion of Grand Central Terminal and the electrification of trains, the tunnel was repurposed for automobile traffic, making it one of the city’s unique thoroughfares for vehicles. Today, the Park Avenue Tunnel is occasionally used for art installations and remains a testament to New York’s evolving transportation infrastructure.

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[WATCH] Peek Inside Chinatown's Secret Underground Tunnels

2024-09-23T12:00:00-04:00

WARNING: If you are not comfortable with dark history (murder/gangs/drug abuse/etc.) then I don't recommend watching this video. Join tour guide Marcus and me as we explore Chinatown's secret underground tunnels and take a step back in time to the 1800s when this area was the most dangerous place in the world to live in.

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[VIDEO] New York's $16BN Hudson River Tunnel

2024-09-14T12:00:00-04:00

The states of New York and New Jersey are teaming up with Amtrak to save America’s single most important train line in the Northeast Corridor!

0:00 New York's $16BN Hudson River Tunnel
0:32 The Problem
4:08 The Gateway Program
7:58 New Hudson River Tunnel
13:10 Penn Station Upgrade

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[VIDEO] Why New York's North River Tunnels Were Cursed From the Beginning

2024-01-28T12:00:00-05:00

The North River Tunnels are a pair of rail tunnels that carry Amtrak and New Jersey Transit lines under the Hudson River between Weehawken, New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan. Constructed in 1910, the North River Tunnels is a critical travel option for commuters on the New Jersey Transit and Amtrak’s busy Northeast Corridor line. These tunnels are active, they allow 24 crossings per hour each way and operate near capacity during peak hours. The tubes run parallel to each other underneath the Hudson River. Their centers are separated by 37 feet. The two tracks fan out to 21 tracks just west of Penn Station.

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[VIDEO] Riot Breaks Out in New York City Synagogue Over Secret Tunnel

2024-01-12T12:00:00-05:00

A group of Hasidic Jewish worshippers were arrested amid a dispute over a tunnel secretly dug into the side of a historic Brooklyn synagogue, setting off a brawl between police and those who tried to defend the makeshift passageway.

The discovery of the tunnel at the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights prompted an emergency structural inspection from the city Tuesday.

The building at 770 Eastern Parkway was once home to the movement’s leader, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and draws thousands of visitors each year. Its Gothic Revival facade is immediately recognizable to adherents of the Chabad movement and replicas of the revered building have been constructed all over the world.

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[VIDEO] New York City's Lost Tunnel Police Railcar

2023-12-23T12:00:00-05:00

In this video from YouTube channel It's History, learn all about the small channels in the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels that used to carry tiny police cars.

Chapters:
00:00 - New York’s 1954 Tunnel Police car
01:05 - The History of Transportation to Manhattan
02:33 - How Horse wagon regulations paved the way for car laws
05:52 - How The Automobile Changed New York City
07:02 - How Tunnels Changed New York City
08:26 - Port of New York Tunnel Police
09:30 - Could modern Police officers fit in the Tunnel Police car?

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