The last departure from New York's Penn Station toward Boston will be the 1:03 p.m.

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And, in news that should bring some relief to travelers throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, Amtrak plans to reopen by late Friday three tunnels that provide access to and from New York's Penn Station.

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"Some professors are calling it the Chinese Penn Station Movement, " says Professor Li, referring to the destruction of New York's railway station in 1963, which spurred preservation.

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"Penn Station clearly is not the first-class facility one would expect in New York, " said Kathy Wylde, president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, a nonprofit organization of the city's business leaders.

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About 2, 100 National Guard troops will be dispatched throughout New York state, with a large concentration at stationed at power plants, Grand Central Station, Penn Station and the George Washington Bridge.

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