Penn Station, one of the busiest transportation hubs in the U.S., is undergoing a massive transformation from its easternmost edge at 7th Avenue with East End Gateway to its westernmost edge at 9th Avenue with Moynihan Train Hall. Work on the new East End Gateway has been underway since September….
The East Side Access “Tunnel D” Approach Structure is now complete. Tunnel D, which will serve as the primary outbound route from Grand Central Terminal to Long Island, connects at the newly-built Plaza Interlocking in Queens to the Main Line 2 and 4 tracks in Harold Interlocking, the busiest rail…
The MTA has completed a significant and difficult portion of work for the East Side Access project at Harold Interlocking in Queens, the busiest rail junction in the United States. Earlier this year two crucial sections of mainline track were rebuilt and existing infrastructure upgraded while the Long Island Railroad…
So how much power does a new LIRR service to east midtown Manhattan need to run trains for 162,000 daily passengers? The East Side Access project is slated to build eleven facility power substations, eight traction power substations and three bulk power substations between Queens and Manhattan. These substations will…
In a remarkable feat of engineering, two massive load transfers were recently completed at the East Side Access project to create space for two future entrances on the 8-track LIRR terminal and concourse being built on the lower track level of Grand Central Terminal. Below 45th Street, crews placed the…
On September 25th The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board unanimously approved a proposed 2020-2024 Capital Program that invests $51.5 billion into the region’s subways, buses and railroads over the next five years to institutionalize and build on the progress of the Subway Action Plan and create a faster, more accessible,…
The MTA today released the 2020-2024 Capital Plan that proposes investing $51.5 billion into the region’s subways, buses and railroads over the next five years. The proposed capital plan includes $5.7 billion for the Long Island Rail Road, which will enable its historic transformation by the planned December 2022 opening of East Side Access and the Main Line Expansion Project. The Main Line Expansion Project is adding a third track on 10 miles of the Main Line corridor, used by 40% of LIRR customers.
As part of the extensive rail network of tunnels and connections that will bring LIRR trains to and from the east side of Manhattan, known as East Side Access, project personnel have now completed concrete placement for the final 80 feet of a vital approach structure in Queens. The 5,000-foot…
The largest pre-fabricated traction power substation in the USA was delivered and assembled in Queens in July as part of the LIRR East Side Access project. The substation was fabricated by Myers Controlled Power, LLC at its facility in North Canton, OH, and delivered to the site in 20 sections…
QUEENS WORK 1. Placing and leveling stone for the base of an approach structure in Harold Interlocking. 2. A crane placing pre-fab modules for a traction power substation in Queens. 3. Demolition of old catenary spans in Harold Interlocking in preparation for installing new ones. 4. Installing new catenary spans…
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