New delays for NJ Transit customers – NBC New York (47)

Did you hear in regards to the New Jersey commuters who had been stranded or ready a very long time to get house as a result of a service outage at New York-Penn Station?

In fact. As a result of NJ Transit has despatched the identical message to riders who need to get house 4 of the final 5 enterprise days, beginning final Tuesday.

On Monday, the transit company stated shortly earlier than 7 p.m. that prepare service out and in of midtown Manhattan was suspended “as a result of issues with cables above Amtrak” in a tunnel within the Hudson River. The service outage lasted lower than an hour, however commuters who wished to get house would nonetheless be delayed for as much as an hour, NJ Transit stated round 7:30 p.m.

NJ Transit stated bus and PATH prepare tickets might be accepted at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and thirty third Avenue Station in Manhattan. See extra tracks different choices right here.

For its half, Amtrak stated all trains touring between NY-Penn Station and Philadelphia might be delayed as a result of site visitors on the tracks as a result of overhead energy points.

NJ Transit calls issues with Amtrak overhead wires nothing new. This was the identical cause given for the stops at numerous instances on Friday, together with the center of the morning rush hour. Amtrak blamed that accident on a damaged down passenger prepare at Penn Station that was to be out of service for hours.

A day earlier, on Thursday, an influence concern induced a protracted outage for each NJ Transit and Amtrak going into the night rush hour. Amtrak had beforehand stated the service, which lasted for hours, was suspended as a result of a “faulty circuit breaker” that induced a lack of energy on the tracks between Newark Penn Station and Newark Union Station. Amtrak and NJ Transit later stated a wildfire in Secaucus additionally induced issues for trains.

Earlier this week, Amtrak had warned that the excessive temperatures going through the area may require trains to function at diminished speeds and trigger night delays of as much as 60 minutes.