Fire-damaged tunnel at Penn Station is restored, Amtrak says
Commuters on Thursday after a tunnel fire at Penn Station snarled train activity Credit: Ed Quinn
The Penn Station tunnel damaged in a fire on Thursday is restored, a spokesman for Amtrak said Friday evening.
Full service would resume at 5 a.m. on Saturday — but that would only assist the LIRR commute if a strike is averted or delayed.
MTA spokesman Lucas Bejarano did not immediately comment on whether service would resume Saturday at 5 a.m. absent a strike.
Amtrak, which owns and operates Penn Station and the damaged tunnel, said the fire started at 11:22 a.m. Thursday.
The FDNY said more than 80 firefighters responded, needing power cut to the third rail before they were able to deal with the blaze and smoke conditions.
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