(The following report appeared on the Newsday website on December 7.)
KEARNY, N.J. — Thousands of rail commuters faced delays on a frigid morning after a stuck bridge stopped trains in and out of New York City Friday.
The portal bridge over the Hackensack River got stuck in the open position around 5:09 a.m., Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Romero said.
The national passenger railroad was forced to stop two trains at New York’s Penn Station.
However, NJ Transit rail commuters faced major service disruptions at the start of the morning run, spokesman Dan Stessel said.
All Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line began and ended in Newark. Midtown Direct trains were rerouted to Hoboken.
PATH and buses honored NJ Transit rail passes.
Amtrak repaired the bridge around 6:09 a.m., but NJ Transit rail riders faced residual delays of at least 30 minutes, Stessel said.
It was not known what caused the bridge to get stuck, Romero said.