Electrical failure crimps train traffic
An electrical breakdown snarled traffic on the Northeast rail corridor for hours, delaying trains arriving at New York’s Penn Station from Philadelphia and Boston.
Damage to overhead wires halted a passenger train about 8:30 a.m., initially blocking New Jersey Transit service and stranding passengers on one northbound train for nearly 2 1/2 hours.
Amtrak trains from Boston got backed up at New York’s Penn Station, and northbound trains from Philadelphia and points south got as far as Newark before they were forced to halt.
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