Trains running 'on or close to schedule' after rush hour delays, LIRR says
Trains are running "on or close to schedule" following a track condition in one of the East River tunnels that caused five-to 10-minute delays to Penn Station during rush hour Tuesday, the Long Island Rail Road reported.
The LIRR announced the delays in an alert to commuters at 5:19 a.m. and said the issue was being addressed by Amtrak, which owns and operates the tunnels.
An Amtrak spokesman said the issue was caused by a broken switch at the "J.O. Interlocking" location, which is just east of the station platforms, and that Amtrak crews were "making temporary welding repairs" until the switch could be replaced.
A speed restriction of 10 mph through the area was put in place as a result, the spokesman said. The normal restriction is 15 mph.
It was not immediately clear how many trains were affected.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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