Penn Station Access is a public works project underway by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City. The goal of the project is to allow Metro-North Railroad commuter trains to access
The Final Scoping Document for Penn Station Access called for the New Haven Line to use the Hell Gate Line (pictured) to access Penn Station
The New Haven Line would use the Hell Gate Line into Queens before entering Penn Station.
Hudson Line trains would use the Empire Connection in Manhattan to access Penn Station
Sampler of Metro North services
The Hell Gate Bridge is a railroad bridge in New York City. The bridge carries two tracks of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and one freight track between Astoria, Queens, and Port Morris, Bronx, via Rand
The main span above Hell Gate
The main span's arch, as ultimately approved
Bridge under construction c. 1915
The Hell Gate Bridge's main span in front of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge's suspension span