A peek into the North River Tunnels and West Side Yard from Penn Station - August 2026
The west ends of Tracks 9 - 14 in Penn Station (New York) have good views of the tracks coming out of the North River Tunnels (Hudson River) and West Side Yard. The platform for Tracks 11 and 12 permits direct observation into the North and South Tubes.
Tags: New York, Penn Station, Northeast Corridor, Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, Long Island Railroad, North River Tunnels, Hudson River Tunnels, North Tube, South Tube
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Trains arriving at or leaving Penn Station
From Tracks 13/14 looking up to West Side Yard and down at a train leaving in the North Tube
Train coming from the South Tube into Penn Station
LIRR trains sitting in West Side Yard
Eastbound Acela arriving, westbound Acela leaving
Train leaving
DM30AC coming down from West Side Yard
Same westbound Acela leaving in the North Tube
Looking down both tubes at once
Looking down both tubes and up to West Side Yard
Amtrak train arriving out of the South Tube
NJT Arrow III crosses "A" Interlocking into the North Tube
The next train follows in the North Tube and another train is coming from the South Tube
"In And Out": one train descends in the North Tube and another comes out of the South Tube
Amtrak train pulls up from the South Tube