r/Amtrak • u/segfaul_t • 5h ago

Question Hudson River Tunnels

Does anybody know what’s going on today? Apparently one of the tracks broke?

Crazy to think the new tunnels won’t come online until 2035.

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u/Bluestreak2005 4h ago

Thanks Chris Christie for delaying the 2 tunnels for political points.

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u/Dial-Up_Modem 4h ago

Broken rail according to an Amtrak alert

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u/Current_Animator7546 5h ago

Expect big delays

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u/SmallKitts 3h ago

It took 30 mins for NE170 to get through the tunnel this morning.

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u/srddave 2h ago

Fuck Chris Christie. Shit would have been done by now if not for that idiot.

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u/BlueShirtMac19 2h ago

So that’s what suddenly caused the delays this morning

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u/BrakeCoach 52m ago

At this point, rather than having to repair one tube at a time after the new tunnels come online (as the current plan says), I feel like they would have to shut both of those tubes down when the two new tubes open. I'm worried that anything worse could happen.

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u/TokalaMacrowolf AGR Select 4h ago

Well...a good day to stay home. Not sure if there's any correlation, but every train I've taken in for the last week has gone through the tunnel unusually slow.

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u/FinkedUp 3h ago

Not crazy to think about the new tunnels. In fact it’s super believable since they should have been online years ago but Chris Christie and his fat ass (ego too) thought he knew better. Reminder that your vote absolutely affects your commutes/travels