NEW YORK — Amtrak has restored service between Philadelphia and New York’s Penn Station following the issues that disrupted operations Monday night, the company announced in a service advisory at 7:15 a.m. ET today (Tuesday, April 16). NJ Transit is offering limited service on the Northeast Corridor.
Along with what the company is calling “residual delays,” the issues have led to the cancellation today of four Northeast Regional trains:
— No. 181, a 5:45 a.m. departure from New York to Washington;
— No. 112, a 7:45 a.m. departure from Washington to New York;
— No. 114, a 10:10 a.m. departure from Washington to New York;
— No. 131, a 12:10 p.m. departure from New York to Washington.
NJ Transit is reporting at least 10 of its NEC trains have been cancelled this morning; specifics are available on the “alerts and advisories” page of its website. The North Jersey Coast Line, which uses the Corridor for part of its route, also had two early trains cancelled. The agency is advising passengers to check here for alternate service information.
Amtrak has attributed the issue to overhead wire problems; NJ Transit said the issue was near Metuchen, N.J. The problem developed about 6 p.m. Monday, leading to long delays or cancellations for Amtrak trains, and a suspension of NJ Transit service on the corridor [see “Amtrak, NJ Transit Northeast Corridor service snarled …,” Trains News Wire, April 15, 2024].
New Haven – Boston was built as constant tension at the time of its electrification. Metro North converted Shell to New Haven in stages later.
Amtrak’s Hell Gate line from Shell to Gate (near Harold() was converted to constant tension 12.5 kilo volts 60 hZ several years ago. That conversion is allowing for MNRR adding more 60 hZ substations for the M-8s to use the Hell Gate route to NYP.
If this disruption happened on old PRR type CAT then maybe a hanger insulator broke? That would cause a nominal 360 foot non supported sag. Then the PRR style has all CAT conductors connected together between support columns.
a great way to put all tracks out of service (4 – 6 depending on actual location ?)
Well, I guess it’s time to install more new catenary as they did between Trenton and New Brunswick. The “constant-tension” design with new wire prevents summer sags and winter breaks. After NJ, then the rest of the NEC that needs it.
I think the New Haven-NYC via Hell Gate also has the constant tension. It may also be in place NH-Boston, but I am not sure.