Full Service Returns To Penn Station Following So-Called 'Summer Of Hell'
Amtrak wrapped up the extensive summertime track repair project on Thursday.
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Amtrak wrapped up the extensive summertime track repair project on Thursday.
Amtrak has completed the track work at Penn Station that forced the railroads that share the busy transit hub to curtail service for eight weeks.
The Long Island Rail Road is getting ready to shift back to regular service as the last week of the Summer of Hell arrives.
Trains have been operating on a modified schedule for most of the summer to accommodate much-needed track work.
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Major Penn Station repair work that runs from July 10 to September 1 will close some of the station's 21 tracks, requiring a roughly 20 percent of reduction in service.
Starting Wednesday, the MTA will no longer offer temporary ferry service and will scale back its bus service to and from Long Island.
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Tuesday morning's issues all came amid ongoing track repairs and corresponding schedule cutbacks for Penn Station commuters that began last week.
Amtrak said it is making good progress as the first week of the dreaded "Summer of Hell" repair work at Penn Station wraps up.
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Hundreds of thousands of Long Island Rail Road and NJ TRANSIT commuters dealt with some confusion, a bit of overcrowding and some delays Monday at the start of what figures to be an arduous two-month period.
There were reports of crowded stations and trains, but so far no major complications.
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The accelerated repair work, prompted by two derailments this spring, will close some of the station's 21 tracks and require a roughly 20 percent reduction in the number of commuter trains coming in from New Jersey and Long Island.
The MTA says 200 extra buses have had dry runs and the ferries are ready to go and Chairman Joe Lhota said rush hour trains will have extra cars to accommodate limited schedules next week.
There was more trouble during the evening commute, when an Amtrak power problem at Penn Station affected some Babylon branch trains.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Tuesday that the fare cuts will apply to passengers traveling to Atlantic Terminal and Hunterspoint Avenue and Long Island City.
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