New York — Amtrak Northeast Corridor service between New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, continued to be affected by ongoing signal problems Wednesday in New Jersey, Amtrak said in a 10 a.m. statement.
The outage was caused by a downed tree that fell into the overhead wire system near Hamilton, New Jersey, Amtrak said.
As a result, Amtrak trains were moving at greatly reduced speeds, with some trains canceled due to associated congestion.
Amtrak said its personnel were working to repair the problem, but passengers should expect westbound/southbound delays of 90 to 120 minutes and 60 to 90 minute eastbound/northbound delays.
No trains were stranded between stations and passengers were being re-accommodated on other trains where available, Amtrak said.
Amtrak spokesman Cliff Cole couldn’t say how long trains would be traveling with reduced speed and frequency before service would be completely restored.
NJ Transit Northeast Corridor service between New Brunswick, New Jersey, and New York was back on schedule or close to on schedule in both directions, according to a 10:14 a.m. update on NJ Transit’s website.
However, service remained suspended in both directions between Trenton, New Jersey, and New Brunswick, due to the signal problems, the NJ Transit website said.
NJ Transit and Suburban buses were accepting rail tickets and passes for fares Wednesday morning, the website said.
