NEW YORK — The New York Daily News reports that a fire in a parked Amtrak train caused delays of up to two hours for hundreds of commuters at Penn Station last evening, fire and Amtrak officials said.
The engine compartment in an empty Amtrak train that had arrived from Chicago caught fire about 6:50 p.m., forcing firefighters to shut off power on tracks 4 through 10.
No injuries were reported, and Penn Station was not evacuated, FDNY officials said.
Passengers on trains headed to Albany were delayed one to two hours, Amtrak spokesman Howard Riefs said.
Delays on other Amtrak trains lasted between 15 minutes and an hour, Riefs said.
The fire also delayed some New Jersey Transit trains but officials of that agency could not be reached for comment.
All service was restored about 9:10 p.m.