In a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, the head of Amtrak defends the agency's $1.6 billion effort to repair Superstorm Sandy damage in two of the four tunnels.

Get ready for construction that will impact train travel in the East River Tunnels and at Penn Station. Earlier this week, the MTA and Gov. Kathy Hochul expressed concern about Amtrak’s plans for the mega project between Queens and Manhattan.

Amtrak’s president is accusing New York state and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials of spreading “misinformation and misleading facts” about the rail agency’s $1.6 billion plan to shutter one of four East River tunnels for repairs over the next four years.