NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Amtrak and NJ Transit service was restored Monday afternoon, though issues remained, after a car crashed into a pole in New Jersey earlier in the morning and disrupted trains for hours.
In a statement Monday morning, Amtrak said it had temporarily suspended and modified all train service between Philadelphia and New York's Penn Station due to "a power issue of the railroad stemming from a car accident that struck a pole in Talmage Road in Edison, New Jersey."
The downed power lines halted Amtrak service between Penn Station and Philadelphia in both directions starting around 6 a.m. Some trains began running with major delays after 9 a.m. while others were canceled along the busy Northeast Corridor.
Amtrak said around 1:15 p.m. that service had fully resumed between New York and Philadelphia but that "residual delays are expected." Train delays ranged from 30 minutes to over three hours.
Meanwhile, NJ Transit’s Northeast Corridor Line service was suspended in both directions between Rahway and Trenton on Monday morning. Service on the line also resumed hours later around 1:15 p.m.
However, eastbound Northeast Corridor trains were still bypassing New Brunswick, Edison and Metuchen. Riders should transfer at Metropark for westbound service to those stations, NJ Transit said.
NJ Transit rail tickets and passes were being cross honored by NJ Transit bus, private carriers and PATH at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33rd Street in New York.
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