Amtrak: Albany-NYC Service Will Resume Tuesday
Amtrak shut down its Empire Service between New York City and Albany as a precaution Monday because some signals and switches were frozen.
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Amtrak shut down its Empire Service between New York City and Albany as a precaution Monday because some signals and switches were frozen.
Amtrak shut down its Empire Service between New York City and Albany as a precaution Monday because some signals and switches were frozen.
An Amtrak train heading from Chicago to Boston and New York City was delayed east of Schenectady when the second of two locomotives caught fire.
Amtrak service was expected to resume Wednesday along the busy northeast corridor.
The blizzard making its way into the Tri-State Area is causing major travel issues at area airports, major roadways and transit hubs.
Spokeswoman Vernae Graham says the three engineers on board the locomotive got out safely when the fire occurred just before 6 a.m. Wednesday.
There may be some delays because only two of the three tracks in that area are open.
New Jersey Transit says it has reopened one of two tracks that were closed by wire damage on its Northeast Corridor rail line.
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A derailed NJ Transit train that snarled the evening commute for tens of thousands of travelers is back on the tracks.
Longtime residents say falling rocks and debris have always been issue, but recent track work high overhead leaves you feeling like a moving target.
Amtrak workers have cleared a disabled train that is causing rail delays in and out of New York City Tuesday.
Amtrak says gains were especially strong between Albany and Toronto, where ridership surged 13.8 percent to 386,430.
The increased military along Amtrak routes has mixed reactions among commuters at New York Penn Station.
For New Yorkers who do business in Boston or Washington and want to get there in about 90 minutes without the headaches of air travel, Amtrak is hoping to make your dreams come true.
Holiday weekend travel was back to normal Saturday.
Amtrak will begin track work on the Northeast Corridor Friday that is expected to cause delays for passengers on four NJ Transit rail lines.
Travel delays caused by a downed tree have mostly ended for rail riders on the busy Northeast Corridor line between New York and Philadelphia.
Hundreds of rail riders are still facing delays along Amtrak's busy Northeast Corridor because of signal problems.
