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AMTK - East River Tunnels

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Amtrak- East River Tunnels

Line 4 Queens Portal

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BH Photo #451169

Description 

East portals for Lines 1 and 3: 40.7429°N 73.9450°W

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

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

Facts 

Overview
Tunnels 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 (LI)
- Northeast Corridor (NEC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- 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)

Update Log 

  • October 12, 2020: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
  • July 27, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 1, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 30, 2015: Added by Luke

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Luke
  • Wikipedia
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com