An Amtrak upkeep automobile caught fireplace in a Hudson River tunnel between New York and New Jersey early Friday, suspending Penn Station service for NJ Transit and Lengthy Island Rail Street commuters.
LIRR service has since resumed, however NJ Transit mentioned its “impacts are anticipated to final by way of the morning rush hour.”
The fireplace, which concerned an Amtrak contractor upkeep automobile, erupted within the Hudson River tunnel at about 1:25 a.m., Amtrak mentioned.
A passenger on a prepare images a fireplace on a upkeep automobile in a tunnel underneath Penn Station in New York Metropolis, Might 29, 2026.
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One NJ Transit passenger known as the expertise “horrifying,” telling ABC Information, “Somebody yelled there was a fireplace on the observe … there was a really loud explosion that shook the prepare and induced the lights to exit. We did not transfer for possibly 8 to 10 minutes.”
“I depend on NJ Transit to get to work, so I’m now deeply involved about how I’ll commute safely transferring ahead,” the New Jersey resident mentioned.
Amtrak service can also be impacted. Amtrak mentioned trains south of Penn Station are suspended till at the very least midday whereas “prolonged delays” are anticipated north of Penn Station.
