Disruptions to Amtrak service on the Northeast corridor continued Wednesday as downed wires halted trains between Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware, and service between New York and New Haven, 黑料吃瓜网, remained suspended because of a in New York City.
Amtrak spokesperson Jason Abrams said trains between Philadelphia and Wilmington were stopped due to overhead wires blocking the tracks.
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Amtrak officials had said they expected service between New York and New Haven to start back up at 2 p.m., but that deadline passed without a resumption of service.
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The New York-New Haven service was halted Tuesday afternoon after a fire broke out along tracks in the Bronx.
A spokesperson for the utility Con Edison said the fire started when Amtrak employees were working on a high-voltage feeder cable and a transformer. The fire spread to a nearby warehouse and to a Con Edison substation parking lot, damaging three cars, spokesperson Philip O鈥橞rien said.
Another Con Edison spokesperson referred questions about the fire to Amtrak on Wednesday.
Amtrak officials said in their statement that railroad personnel were assessing and repairing damage to the tracks from the fire.
