NEW YORK (WABC) — New Jersey Transit and Amtrak are once again running but with delays into New York Penn Station on Friday.
It comes after service was suspended for about two hours in the middle of the busy morning rush — which came after service was suspended for about three hours during Thursday’s evening commute.
Commuters had to scramble again on Friday morning after an NJ Transit train got stuck in the tunnel of New York’s Penn Station and the ripple effect turned into a wave of delays and cancellations for both NJ Transit and Amtrak.
According to NJ Transit, rail service has now resumed in and out of New York Penn Station, with up to 45-minute delays due to Amtrak overhead wire issues.
Amtrak said it was running on a modified service schedule, with up to 60-minute delays on Friday morning. Full service was expected by noon.
Before Friday morning’s issues, it was already a rough start for Amtrak which posted several trains were cancelled “due to an earlier service disruption” and the need to service equipment and reposition personnel.
The railroad reported that Acela 2154 and Acela 2173 and trains 111/112/130 and 181 were canceled in their entirety.
The changes come after a disastrous day of rail service disruptions and cancelations on Thursday on the Northeast Corridor.
NJ Transit and Amtrak service was suspended just before 3 p.m. on Thursday due to power issues. A malfunctioning circuit breaker caused the widespread issue, resulting in a loss of power on the tracks between New York Penn Station and Newark Penn Station.
An unrelated brush fire in the area complicated the repairs, according to NJ Transit.
This was the latest in a string of incidents that have adversely impacted rail commuters. On Tuesday, NJ Transit and Amtrak commuters experienced delays and cancelations due to overhead wire problems in the morning and later a stalled train outside Penn Station.
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