Midtown Penn Station Fire Knocks Out Northeast Rail Service
TL;DR
A fire involving an Amtrak contractor maintenance vehicle in a Hudson River tunnel at Penn Station disrupted Amtrak, LIRR, and NJ Transit service Friday morning, with trains diverted to Grand Central and Hoboken, five civilians injured (two seriously), and overhead-wire damage causing suspensions that officials said should ease by around noon as responders extinguished the flames.
- LIRR, NJ Transit and Amtrak service disrupted by Penn Station tunnel fire Spectrum News NY1
- Penn Station service disrupted after train fire, NJ Transit, Amtrak suspended; LIRR restored ABC7 Eyewitness News
- Train Fire at Penn Station Injures 5 and Disrupts Rail Service The New York Times
- Amtrak track car fire near Penn Station disrupts rail service in NYC Yahoo
- Train car fire at Penn Station causes delays PIX11
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