Amtrak and commuter service between New York and Philadelphia was suspended for hours at the height of the evening rush hour on Wednesday after catenary came down in Kearny, N.J.
Service between New York and Newark, N.J., was initially suspended at 5:05 p.m., prompting backups that cascaded along the Northeast Corridor. An Amtrak spokesman told the New York Times that some northbound trains bound for New York were terminated in Philadelphia, where passengers had to find their own alternate transportation.
Limited service was restored around 10 p.m. “As of 10:34 p.m. ET, due to downed power lines east of New York (NYP), trains experienced extensive delays. As crews work to restore power, trains are single tracking and will experience residual delays throughout the night,” Amtrak said in a service advisory.
The delays were expected to linger today on the Northeast Corridor.
In an advisory this morning, NJ Transit said its rail commuters should expect delays and cancellations today due to residual impacts resulting from crew availability and equipment that was out of position as a result of last evening’s service disruption. The only exception: Service on its Atlantic City line was normal this morning.
In Philadelphia, SEPTA told its rail commuters to expect residual delays this morning on its Trenton Line.
It was not immediately clear what downed the overhead wires, an Amtrak spokesman said last night.
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