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Amtrak Service Suspended in Northeast Corridor Because of Power Failure Amtrak Service Restored in Northeast Corridor After a Power Failure
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Amtrak suspended its service between New York City and New Haven on Friday night because of a power failure, a company spokeswoman said. Amtrak resumed its service between New York City and New Haven on Friday night after an interruption of more than two hours because of a power failure, a company spokeswoman said.
The power failure was affecting Amtrak’s overhead lines north of New York City, the spokeswoman, Kimberly Woods, said. The power went out around 5:30 p.m. and was restored around 8 p.m., the spokeswoman, Kimberly Woods, said.
Trains were being held until power was restored, she said in an email, but did not elaborate on how many trains had been affected. No estimate for when the power would be restored was available. It was not clear how many trains had been affected by the power failure. Ms. Woods said passengers would continue to experience delays related to congestion caused by the failure.
Some passengers wrote of their frustrations on Twitter:Some passengers wrote of their frustrations on Twitter:
A passenger on an Acela train bound for Boston from Pennsylvania Station, Nadine Hays of Wayland, Mass., said her train had been stuck in the Bronx for more than two hours without electricity. That meant there was no ventilation and no way to flush the toilets, she said. A passenger on an Acela train bound for Boston from Pennsylvania Station, Nadine Hays of Wayland, Mass., said her train had been stuck in the Bronx for more than two hours without electricity.
Still, she said, the train’s crew was keeping passengers updated with what information it had. In a telephone interview around 7:30 p.m., she said the train started to move after a diesel train had arrived to push it. Despite the delay, Ms. Hays professed her appreciation for train travel.
In a telephone interview around 7:30 p.m., she said the train started to move after a diesel train had arrived to push it. Despite the delay, she professed her appreciation for train travel.
“Living with the airlines — I travel a lot — a two-and-a-half hour delay is not the end of the world,” she said.“Living with the airlines — I travel a lot — a two-and-a-half hour delay is not the end of the world,” she said.