Amtrak Expects Monday Restoration After Hudson Tunnel Fire Injures 5 and Disrupts Penn Station Service
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Updated · WABC-TV · May 30
Amtrak Expects Monday Restoration After Hudson Tunnel Fire Injures 5 and Disrupts Penn Station Service
9 articles · Updated · WABC-TV · May 30
Monday morning is the target for full NJ Transit and Amtrak service restoration between Newark and New York Penn Station after a pre-dawn fire caused significant tunnel damage.
Two Amtrak work trains appear to have collided in the Hudson River tunnel, officials said, disrupting the electrical system and igniting the blaze in the south tube.
Five railroad workers were treated for smoke inhalation, including two with serious injuries, as firefighters battled heavy smoke, heat and electrical hazards underground.
LIRR service resumed before 6 a.m., while NJ Transit and Amtrak restarted around 1 p.m., but delays and cancellations persisted and many Newark riders shifted to PATH.
The outage renewed criticism of Amtrak's 100-plus-year-old tunnel infrastructure, with New York transit leaders and Gov. Kathy Hochul saying repeated Penn Station incidents are hurting regional commuters.
What critical safety failure led to two maintenance trains colliding inside America's most vital rail tunnel?
With billions invested in Gateway, why does the century-old Hudson tunnel infrastructure continue to fail catastrophically?