Train service throughPenn Stationwas snarled on Thursday afternoon by an electrical fire that broke out in one of the tunnels connecting the Manhattan hub to Queens beneath the East River earlier in the day.
The MTA suspendedLong Island Rail Road servicebetween Penn Station and Jamaica, rerouting some trains to Grand Central Madison, after a blaze broke out in one of the East River Tunnels on Thursday morning. Trains were still suspended in the afternoon, according to the MTA’s website.
Agency spokesperson Aaron Donovan said service into and out of Penn Station was anticipated to remain paused through the Thursday evening rush hour. He said the transit system is cross-honoring LIRR tickets with the subways.
For details on the fire, Donovan referred amNewYork to Amtrak, which owns the tracks and tunnels in Penn Station.Amtrak spokesperson Jason Abrams said there was a fire on one of the interlockings, an area where train signals and switches converge, in Penn Station. He said Amtrak trains would be running with up to an hour-long delays for the rest of the day.He said it was still unclear if the fire caused any damage.Meanwhile,NJ Transit Midtown Direct trainswere all being rerouted to Hoboken Terminal on Thursday afternoon, according to the rail system’s site.The FDNY received a call about a blaze on the tunnel tracks at 11:22 a.m., a department spokesperson said. Firefighters got it under control just after 1 p.m.Twenty-four units and 84 fire and emergency services personnel were dispatched to the scene, the spokesperson said. There were no reported injuries.The incident comes just two days before unions representing 3,500 LIRR workers havethreatened to walk off the jobto secure higher wages.CloseGet amNY in your inbox!News, events, culture and more — delivered to you.Thank you for subscribing!
Amtrak spokesperson Jason Abrams said there was a fire on one of the interlockings, an area where train signals and switches converge, in Penn Station. He said Amtrak trains would be running with up to an hour-long delays for the rest of the day.
He said it was still unclear if the fire caused any damage.Meanwhile,NJ Transit Midtown Direct trainswere all being rerouted to Hoboken Terminal on Thursday afternoon, according to the rail system’s site.The FDNY received a call about a blaze on the tunnel tracks at 11:22 a.m., a department spokesperson said. Firefighters got it under control just after 1 p.m.Twenty-four units and 84 fire and emergency services personnel were dispatched to the scene, the spokesperson said. There were no reported injuries.The incident comes just two days before unions representing 3,500 LIRR workers havethreatened to walk off the jobto secure higher wages.CloseGet amNY in your inbox!News, events, culture and more — delivered to you.Thank you for subscribing!
Meanwhile,NJ Transit Midtown Direct trainswere all being rerouted to Hoboken Terminal on Thursday afternoon, according to the rail system’s site.
The FDNY received a call about a blaze on the tunnel tracks at 11:22 a.m., a department spokesperson said. Firefighters got it under control just after 1 p.m.Twenty-four units and 84 fire and emergency services personnel were dispatched to the scene, the spokesperson said. There were no reported injuries.The incident comes just two days before unions representing 3,500 LIRR workers havethreatened to walk off the jobto secure higher wages.CloseGet amNY in your inbox!News, events, culture and more — delivered to you.Thank you for subscribing!
Twenty-four units and 84 fire and emergency services personnel were dispatched to the scene, the spokesperson said. There were no reported injuries.The incident comes just two days before unions representing 3,500 LIRR workers havethreatened to walk off the jobto secure higher wages.CloseGet amNY in your inbox!News, events, culture and more — delivered to you.Thank you for subscribing!
The incident comes just two days before unions representing 3,500 LIRR workers havethreatened to walk off the jobto secure higher wages.
Source: LI Press
