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NJ Transit, Amtrak warn of more service disruptions for Thursday commute
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Customers planning on taking Amtrak or NJ Transit should expect possible service outages after downed overhead wires caused massive delays on Wednesday evening for trains.

Customers planning on taking Amtrak or New Jersey Transit on Thursday should expect possible service outages after downed overhead wires caused massive delays on Wednesday evening for trains.Westbound service has resumed out of Penn Station, though NJ Transit is warning commuters not to rule out any delays or cancellations. On Wednesday, the downed wires had suspended all NJ Transit and Amtrak service in and out of Penn Station. Just after 5:30 p.m.

Hundreds of people packed the upper and lower levels at Penn Station, eagery waiting for updates, but most were out of luck with departure boards that listed one cancellation after another.At 9:30 last night, Amtrak put out a statement saying that power had been restored on one track between New York and Newark, allowing for minimal travel, citing speed restrictions and rail congestion.

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