(The following story by James Queally appeared on The Star-Ledger website on April 15, 2010.)
NEW YORK CITY — Amtrak signal problems emanating from New York Penn Station are causing heavy delays for NJ Transit commuters tonight, an agency spokesman said.
The malfunction impaired Amtrak’s ability to move trains in and out of Penn Station, according to NJ Transit spokesman Dan Stessel, knocking several New Jersey rail lines out of service for about an hour.
Amtrak dispatches NJ Transit lines out of Penn Station. The Newark East, North Jersey Coast and Midtown Direct lines were all out of service between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., according to Stessel. The Midtown Direct service line services the Montclair-Booton, Morris and Essex rail lines.
Commuters should expect delays of up to an hour, according to Stessel, but service should return to on or close to schedule between 8 and 9 p.m.