Amtrak to decide when Penn is safe to reopen
Amtrak will determine when Penn Station is safe to reopen following Thursday's fire, according to the MTA.
Jason Abrams, a spokesman for Amtrak, did not provide a timeline when asked by Newsday.
"Repairs are still ongoing. Our crews are working hard around the clock to restore service in Lines 3 and 4 as quickly and safely as possible," Abrams wrote in an email.
Read the latest on the fire here.
Sam Kmack covers the Town of Islip for Newsday. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and previously worked as a city watchdog reporter in the Phoenix metro area, as well as an investigative journalist at the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.
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