Very limited service on Amtrak, NJ Transit as crews work to restore power after downed power lines
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Hours after downed overhead power lines put a stop to the evening commute home for many, both Amtrak and New Jersey Transit were operating very limited service out of Penn Station late Wednesday.
At 9:30 p.m. Amtrak announced that personnel had restored power on one track between New York and Newark.
The restored track was allowing for "minimal travel."
Meanwhile, New Jersey Transit was advising customers to "standby for Amtrak to resume rail service."
New Jersey Transit Northeast Corridor Line rail service was suspended in both directions between Penn Station New York and Metropark.
Additionally, the North Jersey Coastline was suspended in both directions between Penn Station New York and Long Branch and Raritan Valley Line service was suspended in both directions.
Midtown direct service was being diverted to Hoboken.
New Jersey Transit rail tickets and passes were being cross honored withNew Jersey Transit bus and private carrier and PATH at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33rd Street-New York.
For alternative service information, New Jersey Transit customers should visit njtransit.com/abc.
Meanwhile, Amtrak services operating between New York and Philadelphia were stopped.
Amtrak customers can call 1-800-USA-RAIL and follow @AmtrakNECAlerts on X for real-time updates.
Both workers commuting home during the evening rush and fans headed to the New York Rangers playoff hockey game at Madison Square Garden scrambled to figure out other ways to get to where they were going.
Extensive delays began just after 5:30 p.m., when Amtrak announced all travel was temporarily stopped between Newark and New York Penn Station due to downed overhead power lines.
Crews are in the process of clearing tracks but Amtrak said they did not have an estimate on when full service would resume.
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