Amtrak and NJ Transit trains were temporarily suspended between New York City and Philadelphia on Monday morning as crews worked to fix “overhead wire damage” along the corridor, the rail services said.
Other commuter trains operating in the area were also facing delays.
“As of now, we do not have an expected time of repair,” Amtrak wrote in an alert on its website issued at 9 a.m., though the company also posted on X that service could be restored around noon on Monday.
NJ Transit said its Northeast Corridor service was not running in either direction and its North Jersey Coast Line was not running between Long Branch and New York’s Penn Station. Raritan Valley Line service in and out of Manhattan had up to 60-minute delays due to the wire issues, which NJ Transit said were near Newark Penn Station.
Eastbound Midtown Direct service was being diverted to Hoboken and NJ Transit rail tickets were being cross-honored by the PATH train at the Newark, Hoboken and Manhattan 33rd Street stations, according to the rail service.
Amtrak customers with reservations on the affected trains would be accommodated on other trains with similar departure times, or could use their tickets another day, the company said. Amtrak said it would waive any extra charges for customers looking to change their reservations, adding that travelers could check its social media pages for updates.
This is a developing story and may be updated.