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Amtrak trains suspended between NYC's Penn Station, New Haven after brushfire knocks out power
A series of fires in the Bronx have knocked out power for trains in the area, disrupting travel between New York Penn Station and New Haven, Connecticut -- and suspending Amtrak service...
NYC woman sues Amtrak over hot tea that spilled and burned her leg: 'The pain was excruciating'
A Manhattan woman is taking Amtrak to court over hot tea she says spilled on her legs and left her physically and emotionally scarred.
Train derails near NYC's Penn Station, blocking tracks -- and causing commuter chaos
A train derailed and blocked the tracks south of New York City's Penn Station, causing massive delays in and out of the Big Apple Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Amtrak and...
I spend over $1K a month to super commute 4 hours from DC to NYC for work: I love the thrill and adrenaline
“I’ve always dreamed of working in New York,” Grace Chang, 28, told The Post. “But there are definitely some weeks when I’m, like, ‘Why am I doing this?’”
NJ Transit's frequent delays enrage commuters as 15% fare hike set to take hold — and 'nothing is being done about it'
This month’s series of holdups, slowdowns and outright cancellations — combined with aging train cars, ancient infrastructure and an ironically timed 15% fare hike that starts July 1 — has...
Four huge NYC service disruptions at Penn Station in a week? No way to run a railroad
For the fourth time in less than a week, NYC-area commuters who rely on Penn Station train service faced major delays Monday as New Jersey Transit and Amtrak halted service,...
NJ Transit briefly suspended in and out of New York Penn Station in yet another rush-hour commuter nightmare
New Jersey Transit service in and out of the major Manhattan hub was temporarily suspended during Monday evening’s rush hour – the fourth time in less than a week travelers...
Penn Station train service halted and delayed again, capping week of commuter hell
The frustrating snag hit NJ Transit trains about 7:45 a.m. as officials suspended service going in and out of the transit hub because of issues with AMTRAK's overhead wires.
Stranded NJ Transit, Amtrak commuters face long waits after all service halted for second time in a week
A "malfunctioning circuit breaker" has caused a power outage between New York Penn Station and Newark Penn Station, according to the railway.
NJ Transit, Amtrak warn of more delays, cancellations after downed power lines strand thousands for hours
Rush hour commuters were forced to bunker inside New York and Newark Penn Station as workers were dispatched to clear the tracks.
Boy, 6, among 3 dead after Amtrak train hits truck in upstate NY
The victims included a 6-year-old boy, a 66-year-old woman, and a 69-year-old man, North Tonawanda Police Department Captain Daryl Truty said in a statement posted on Saturday.
Professor who super-commutes from LI to Boston explains why it's less stressful than going into NYC daily
“It’s funny because a lot of folks would be like ‘wait did you just say you work in Boston? That’s crazy,’” she said.
NY's $17 billion 'Gateway' tunnel project already years behind schedule, audit reveals
The Gateway project to build two new badly needed tunnels for trains under the Hudson River is already running two years behind schedule — even though it just broke ground,...
Penn Station crippled by hours of Amtrak delays on New Year's Eve
Throngs of commuters saw their holiday travel plans thwarted by massive rail delays at Manhattan's Penn Station Sunday morning, just blocks away from the nation's largest New Year's Eve bash.
My luggage was stolen on a train — what I've learned from this experience
"That was not a good decision by me," New Yorker Cathleen Turner, 23, admitted to The Post.
Shelved Penn Station fixes could avoid $17 billion expansion -- if transit agencies actually work together: Post investigation
The MTA and New Jersey Transit each prepared plans that collectively could double the number of trains Penn Station can fit, alleviating the need for a $17 billion terminal that...
Biden flubs spending boast in latest gaffe: 'Over a billion, three hundred million, trillion, three hundred million dollars'
President Biden appeared to invent a vast new number -- boasting of "a billion three hundred million trillion three hundred million dollars" in federal infrastructure spending -- in a bungle...
Biden tells debunked Amtrak tale boasting his rail mileage for the 13th time, says it's 'not a joke'
The story involves a conductor who retired and died before the account could have happened.
Dem senator accosted by far-left journalist on Amtrak: ‘I’m gonna have you thrown off this train’
“Aaron, please stop or I’m gonna have you thrown off this train,” the senator told the journalist.
Hole opens in NYC garage above Amtrak tracks, leading to service shutdown
The gap inside a garage on West 51st Street cut service north to Albany.