The MTA is formally calling on Amtrak to reconsider its plan to keep one of the four East River Tunnels linking to Penn Station out of service for three years while it carries out Superstorm Sandy repairs — an "extremely risky" strategy that could result in rush hour shut downs of Long Island Rail Road service, according to the LIRR’s president.

Two of Amtrak's four East River tunnels were damaged in 2012 during Hurricane Sandy. The MTA is fighting with the railroad over its plans to fix the infrastructure.

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.