NEW YORK — Amtrak has fully restored service on the Northeast Corridor following computer and signal issues earlier today (Dec. 31, 2023), the company said in a post on the social media site X at 11 a.m. ET.
NJ Transit and SEPTA, which were also affected, report their service has also resumed.
Amtrak initially reported issues at 5:40 a.m., and at 8:15 a.m. issued a service alert warning of delays of up to two hours. It also cancelled three Acela trains, Nos. 2248, 2271, and 2290, and Northeast Regional trains No. 151, and 160. By 10 a.m. ET, it reported service was resuming between New York and Boston. The company says residual delays should be expected.
NJ Transit, which had suspended service on the Northeast Corridor, has reported trains are now operating in and out of New York’s Penn Station on or near schedule. As of 11:40 a.m. ET, the agency’s website indicates service on the Atlantic City Rail Line is suspended because of Amtrak signal issues.
SEPTA had suspended service on its Airport, Chestnut Hill West, Trenton, and Newark lines, with shuttle buses running between 30th Street Station and Philadelphia International Airport. All are now operating again, according to SEPTA’s X feed, and the airport shuttles have been discontinued.
— Updated at 10:45 a.m. CT with restoration of service.
Where is John Galt?
Must have spent the money for the computer system maintenance on the AMTRK Management bonus ?