Reporter's Penn Station Ridealong Shows Crumbling Hudson Tunnels

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Penn Station commuters have a long list of complaints. The Midtown transportation hub's layout is confusing, it's bathrooms are hazardous and it's always packed to the brim. But at least it's not underwater — for now.

The tunnels leading into Penn Station from underneath the Hudson River are in danger of collapse, Bloomberg reporter Devin Leonard reported Wednesday. In fact, there are sections of the tunnels where concrete is crumbling and chemicals are eating away at the tubes' structural stability.

Leonard saw the damage for himself. Here's a brief excerpt from the Bloomberg reporter's article:

As we descend into one of the Hudson tunnels—there are two, both 107 years old, finished in the same year the Wright brothers built their first airplane factory—a supervisor flips on the rear headlights, illuminating the ghastly tubes.
Our train (unsurprisingly) is operating at reduced speed because of an electrical glitch, which just gives us more time to gawk at the damage.

Read the full Bloomberg article here.

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