Brush fire delays trains

NEW YORK Amtrak resumed train traffic through the North Bergen area at 3:10 p.m. Tuesday after a one-hour suspension due to the fire. NJ Transit train service also resumed along the Northeast Corridor, New Jersey Coast and Midtown Direct lines.

David Barth, a battalion chief with North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, says the fire began at 1:47 p.m. and spread to both sides of the rail bed. Firefighters were still extinguishing hot spots at 4:30.

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