Amtrak - East River Tunnels

Photo 

Map 

Description 

East portal for Line 2: 40.7421°N 73.9483°W

East portal for Line 4: 40.74305°N 73.94585°W

Facts 

Overview

Tunnel under East River on Amtrak

Location

New York City, Queens County, New York, and New York County, New York

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1910,

Builder

- Pearson & Son, Ltd of London, England, United Kingdom

Railroads

- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Commuter Rail
- Long Island Railroad (LIRR)
- Northeast Corridor (NEC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Pennsylvania Tunnel & Terminal Railroad (PT&T)
- Pennsylvania, New Jersey & New York Railroad (PNJ&NY)
- Pennsylvania, New York & Long Island Railroad (PNY&LI)

Design

Tunnel

Dimensions

Total length: 11,400.0 ft. (2.2 mi.)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.74208, -73.94831   (decimal degrees)
40°44'31" N, 73°56'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/588793/4510657 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Brooklyn

Inventory number

BH 68719 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 1, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• July 30, 2015: Added by Luke

Sources 

• Geoff Hubbs
• Luke
• Wikipedia

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