Save LIRR riders & use the L train fix

Save LIRR riders & use the L train fix

Every day, around 460 Long Island Rail Road trains and the majority of the LIRR’s 250,000 daily riders pass through one of the four tubes under the East River connecting Penn Station to Queens and points beyond. Yet thanks to Amtrak’s myopic decision making, their reliable rides will soon be in jeopardy. Two tubes of the East River Tunnel — which Amtrak owns — were flooded and damaged by Hurricane Sandy. They need rehabilitation to keep them ope…