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Rail service was suspended at New York City's Penn Station for nearly three hours Wednesday due to power problems, disrupting commuter and holiday travel for several New Jersey Transit, Long Island Railroad and Amtrak lines.
The outage was first reported at 8:45 a.m. EST and crews were working to resolve the power issue, according to Amtrak. The cause of the power disruption is under investigation. An Amtrak spokesman said trains were moving again as of 11:36 a.m., although he expected there was a lot of congestion.
An NJ Transit spokesman said average ridership into Penn Station on ...
$$ DJ Rail Service Suspended 3 Hours In NY Due To Power Problems
ReplyDeleteStuck on a train in southampton central going nowhere - power has just disappeared trains can't move due to ice on the third rail
ReplyDeleteApparently "When ice forms on the conductor rail it insulates the train from it's power source" bricom
ReplyDeleteRed line has a derailment alewife. Trains coming into downtown are losing power or doors won't open. Think I'm gonna miss my commuter rail.
ReplyDeleteSunday night was our first power outage in 10 years. Now it's out again, at least on Olive Way. Super creepy. Let's blame light rail.
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