Inside the MTA's East Side Access Project

Go underground in the MTA's East Side Access caverns and tunnels - just one of the projects in the MTA's portfolio of $18 billion of construction - which will connect Long Island Railroad trains directly to Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal.

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Clip Season 26 Episode 5 Length 08:09 Premiere: 02/18/14

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