East Side Access
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East Side Access is a completed public works project in New York City that extended the Long Island Rail Road two miles from its Main Line in Queens to the new Grand Central Madison station under Gran
A ventilation tower for the 63rd Street Tunnel
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A tunnel cavern deep under Park Avenue, to the north of the new LIRR station, which now houses a switch
Construction of the station's upper concourse in the Grand Central Terminal's Madison Yard in May 2014. Two of the yard's tracks were kept in service during construction to bring in equipment and remove debris.
63rd Street Tunnel
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The 63rd Street Tunnel is a double-deck subway and railroad tunnel under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens in New York City. Opened in 1989, it is the newest of the East Rive
East Side Access
…for Action of transit improvements in the New York City area. Lack of funds prevented the construction of any part of the connection other than the 63rd Street Tunnel under the East River. Plans for the LIRR connection were revived in the late 1990s. The project received federal funding in 2006, and construction began…
The Roosevelt Island station
Lower level tracks
Tunnel vents in Central Park