Amtrak track work is delaying NJ Transit service to and from New York on Friday morning.
NJ Transit commuters were hit with 45 minute delays on train lines to New York City Friday morning due to Amtrak track work, ending a week of infrastructure problems that made for tough travel.1/3: Rail service into and out of Penn Station New York is subject to up to 45-minute delays due to Amtrak track maintenance near Penn Station New York.Rail tickets were being cross honored on NJ Transit and private carrier buses, and on PATH trains at 33rd Street, Hoboken and Newark Penn Station.
The track work was due to Amtrak crews were performing overnight maintenance work that continued into the morning, said Jason Abrams, an Amtrak spokesman. Single tracking ended at 8:16 a.m., he said. Problems started just before 6:30 a.m. when 20 minute delays were reported due to Amtrak track work near Penn Station New York. Those quickly spiked to 30 minute delays, according to a 6:35 a.m. NJ Transit alert.“This is unrelated to earlier events this week, which were due to NJT equipment issues,’ Abrams said.
Thursday night’s commute had delays when the Portal swing bridge over the Hackensack River opened for marine traffic, causing sporadic delays early in the evening rush. Amtrak signal problem reported slightly after 7:30 p.m. Thursday caused 30 minute delays in and out of New York.to Amtrak management and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Murphy wrote that he is fed up with constant Amtrak infrastructure failures.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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