Amtrak restores service after overhead wire issues
Amtrak fully restored service Monday afternoon between Penn Station and Philadelphia after trains were disrupted due to overhead wire damage near Newark-Penn Station.
Officials said service was restored as of 3:20 p.m., but commuters could expect residual minor delays between Philadelphia and Penn Station.
Amtrak officials said any customers with reservations on affected trains will be accommodated on trains with similar departure times or on another day. Amtrak said it would waive change fees.
Earlier, Amtrak said limited service had been restored at around 10:30 a.m., but that some disruptions remained. New Jersey Transit trains were also impacted.
Amtrak apologized "for any inconvenience" caused by "this unexpected situation," in a statement. The extent of the damage was not clear.
The latest service disruptions came after similar issues impacted passengers earlier this year, including three times over a two-week period in late June and early July.
At that time, a passenger advocate said at least some of the service suspensions were the result of "aged infrastructure."
Amtrak's Gateway Program, a series of infrastructure projects to improve the 10-mile section of rail between Newark and Penn Station, is underway.
"While many improvement projects and state of good repair projects are underway, you can't repair everything all at once and try to operate a system," Bruce Becker, president of the Empire State Passengers Association, said in July.
Amtrak and New Jersey Transit announced a joint plan on June 27 to investigate the causes behind service disruptions on June 20-21 that affected service at Penn Station, Newsday has reported.
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