An NJ Transit train stopped in East Orange, and some passengers were put onto buses, while others were walked onto another train which was pushed by a diesel engine for the rest of its journey.
There were 45-minute delays reported on the Morris & Essex and Gladstone lines.
The delays stemmed from an overhead wire problem on Broad Street in Newark.
NJ Transit buses were cross-honoring rail passes.
#MorrisEssex & Gladstone subject to 45min delays to NY/HOB due to overhead wire problem near Broad St. #NJTBus honoring M&E rail tix/passes
— NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) April 11, 2016
No one was injured.