2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
2013 Tour of the LIRR East Side Access Project
Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) were used in the East Side Access Project, one manufactured by SELI and other manufactured by Robbins. They made eight successful tunnel drives in Manhattan starting and ending at various points along the alignment. At the end of November 2009 all of the upper tunnel drives were completed and in 2011, all the Manhattan tunnels were successfully mined. Excavation to create the caverns within Grand Central Terminal were completed in early 2012.
Marc Glucksman (June 8, 2013)
LIRR East Side Access Project Tour
Friday, September 25, 2015
Come With Us on a Tour of One of the Largest Transportation Infrastructure Projects in the U.S.
The ERA is returning to the monumental East Side Access Project which will one day bring the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal. Extending from Sunnyside, Queens through to Grand Central, this $10B+ project includes more than 11 miles of tunneling and is currently actively being worked on; the projected completion date is in late 2022. There has certainly been a great deal of progress since our 2013 visit. This is not to be missed.
This tour is limited strictly to 20 attendees. If you wish to participate, please send in your forms and money as soon as possible. ERA members will be given priority — once this tour is full we will not be accepting more orders. As of this publication, we are still working to receive final confirmation of the September 25 date and time from the MTA. Please check this website and provide your e-mail address on the order form (downloadable PDF below) for the most current information about this trip.