At Penn Station, New Jersey Transit and Amtrak trains were stopped for a time because of a track fire.
Service resumed a short time later.
Meanwhile at Grand Central Terminal, commuters had to dodge a deluge of rain water leaking through the roof.
The rain ended up flooding some of the terminal, causing a messy situation for commuters to navigate around.
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