NEW YORK — Amtrak service, between New York City and Albany today (Sunday, Nov. 12) because of structural issues regarding a building adjacent to the line between Penn Station and the connection to Metro-North’s Hudson Line, will see that extension continue into Monday, Amtrak has indicated in an updated service advisory.
WABC-TV reports the problem concerns a parking garage above the tracks at West 51st Street.
An advisory posted at 8:40 p.m. EST today indicates plans for Monday that will see more trains originate or terminate at Croton-Harmon, with Amtrak passengers’ tickets honored by Metro-North between Croton-Harmon and Grand Central Terminal.
Those plans call for trains 63, 64, 232, 236, 238, 239, 243, 281, 283, 284, and 294 to originate or end at Croton-Harmon. Trains 233, 234, 235, 237, 240, 241, 244, and 280 are cancelled; trains 49 and 69 will originate in Albany.
Changes for today (Sunday) included:
— Trains 64 (the Maple Leaf), 68 (the Adirondack), 284 (Empire Service) and 290 (the Ethan Allen Express) are cancelled south of Croton-Harmon, N.Y.; customers’ tickets will be honored by Metro-North between there and New York Penn.
— Trains 290 (the Ethan Allen Express) and 48 (the Lake Shore Limited) will be combined.
— Trains 49 (the Lake Shore Limited), 283 (Empire Service), and 291 (the Ethan Allen Express) will originate at Albany.
Updated train status will be available at Amtrak.com and Amtrak’s smartphone app; information is also available at the Amtrak NEC Alerts X/Twitter feed.
— Updated at 8:30 p.m. CST with suspension of service continuing into Monday.
