Amtrak service restored between New Haven and Washington, D.C.
PARKCHESTER, Bronx (WABC) -- Amtrak service has been restored between New Haven, Connecticut and Washington, D.C. after a fire and power problems disrupted trains.
Overhead power issues in Philadelphia led to a suspension of service for a couple of hours on Wednesday afternoon.
At 3:30 p.m., Amtrak said the tracks were partially restored between Philadelphia (PHL) and Wilmington (WIL). Due to single-track conditions in that area, northbound and southbound customers should still expect delays of at least 30min.
Crews are continuing to work to restore full service in that area.
On Tuesday, Amtrak suspended trains operating between New York (NYP) and New Haven (NHV) due to separate fires near tracks in the Bronx. Service was fully restored on Wednesday afternoon, with minor delays expected.
That disruption started Tuesday afternoon when FDNY firefighters responded to the scene of two separate substation fires that took place next to each other.
First, a fire and transformer explosion was reported at a 60,000-square-foot warehouse on Bronxdale Avenue between Van Nest and East Tremont avenues around 2:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Officials say the warehouse is used to store auto parts, hydraulic equipment, pallets, and vehicles.
Then, just after 2:30 p.m., another fire was reported a quarter mile away at an Amtrak substation on White Plains Road and Baker Avenue.
A high-voltage feeder line that powers trains caught fire at the substation, causing Amtrak to shut down power to their lines.
The fire spread from Amtrak's property to a Con Edison substation next door -- setting three cars on fire in that parking lot. Officials said the cars belonged to employees, but Con Ed said there was no impact to its infrastructure or customers from that blaze.
FDNY officials said during an evening presser that both fires were placed under control around 5:50 p.m.
They confirmed that there was a brush fire on the scene, but it remains under investigation whether that led to the two original fires.
No injuries were reported.
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