A peek into the North River Tunnels and West Side Yard from Penn Station - August 2026

Published on 2026-08-31 by Admin

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

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From Tracks 13/14 looking up to West Side Yard and down at a train leaving in the North Tube

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Train coming from the South Tube into Penn Station

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LIRR trains sitting in West Side Yard

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Eastbound Acela arriving, westbound Acela leaving

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Train leaving

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DM30AC coming down from West Side Yard

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Same westbound Acela leaving in the North Tube

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Looking down both tubes at once

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Looking down both tubes and up to West Side Yard

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Amtrak train arriving out of the South Tube

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NJT Arrow III crosses "A" Interlocking into the North Tube

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The next train follows in the North Tube and another train is coming from the South Tube

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"In And Out": one train descends in the North Tube and another comes out of the South Tube

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Amtrak train pulls up from the South Tube