Commuters walk in the recently opened Moynihan Train Hall straight throughout from New York Penn Station in New York City (2021). On Thursday, Amtrak teams were working to bringback power in the New York location after an blackout required the shutdown of Amtrak service inbetween Philadelphia and New Haven, Conn. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
June 20 (UPI) — Crews have broughtback power to Amtrak commuter lines in the New York City city location after an interruption required the shutdown of service inbetween Philadelphia and New Haven Connecticut, authorities stated late Thursday.
While most lines haveactually been broughtback, hold-ups are anticipated to continue into the overnight hours.
Trains in and out of New York’s Penn Station were impacted, Amtrak stated, and authorities stated trains in New Jersey had likewise been shut down.
The power failure came not long after authorities alerted that a heat wave along the eastern coast might cause trains to sluggish down, and while service hasactually been broughtback, there will be substantial hold-ups as Amtrak works to catch up, the business stated on social media.
“High temperaturelevels might need trains to run at lower speeds, resulting in hold-ups of up to 60 minutes inbetween the hours 12 midday and 7: 30 p.m. for the rest of the week,” Amtrak stated in a social media post when the failure tookplace.
On top of the power disturbance, Amtrak was likewise dealing with a brush fire in Secaucus, N.J. that likewise slowed down the rail line’s operations
The power interruption closed about 150 miles of track on all, and while there is no company number yet on the number of commuters impacted, it annoyed plenty.
“I’m hot, I’m exasperated,” Ilana Nathan, 29, informed the New York Times. “I simply desire to go home.” Nathan had attempted different modes of transport, consistingof Amtrak trains that were canceled after a 90 minute wait, PATH trains, and Uber, for which she had to pay rise rates, to get from Long Island to her ho