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Amtrak resumes service between Philadelphia and New York City after temporary suspension

Amtrak paused service just before 7:15 p.m. Wednesday due to downed power lines, but the schedule was back to normal Thursday morning.

In this file photo, Amtrak Acela trains sit in the Amtrak yard adjacent to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Service was temporarily suspended Wednesday night between Philadelphia and New York City.
In this file photo, Amtrak Acela trains sit in the Amtrak yard adjacent to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Service was temporarily suspended Wednesday night between Philadelphia and New York City.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer / Elizabeth Robertson / Staff Phot
    by Beatrice Forman
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Amtrak has resumed its normal schedule from Philadelphia to New York Thursday morning after disruptions caused service to be temporarily suspended Wednesday night along the the Northeast Corridor.

“Full scheduled service is in effect today,” an Amtrak spokesperson said.

All trains traveling between Philadelphia and New York City were “temporarily stopped” just before 7:15 p.m. Wednesday due to downed power lines, Amtrak posted on X (formerly Twitter). “We anticipate extensive delays as crews work to resolve this issue,” the transportation agency wrote.

Minimal service had resumed by Thursday, but New Jersey Transit, which was affected by the outage, told riders on X to expect delays and cancellations.

Trains headed from Harrisburg to New York City terminated early in Philadelphia Wednesday night, while trains originally headed from New York City back to Harrisburg began their journeys in Philadelphia.