Service restored following power outage affecting AirTrain service at Newark Airport

Monday, January 18, 2016
NEWARK (WABC) -- Service has been restored to Newark Airport's Airtrains after a power outage Sunday night shut down the monorail for about three hours.

Buses were used to shuttle people from the train station and parking lots.
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But many travelers were stuck on trains, and eventually had to walk to the next stop.

The Port Authority is investigating.



A spokesperson for Port Authority said they are not sure why the power outages occurred, but said power was restored around 7:30 p.m.



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