Fire Halts NJ Rail Commutes

A fire erupted beneath the Hudson River at New York Penn Station early Friday, halting all rail service between Newark and NYC and throwing thousands of commuters into chaos. Sparked around 1:30 AM on Track 11, it took firefighters three hours to contain—though officials say it’s unrelated to earlier concrete falls. Five transit workers were injured, two hospitalized, as Amtrak struggled to restore service by afternoon amid century-old infrastructure woes. NJ Transit scrambled, accepting rail tickets on buses and PATH trains to ease the burden, revealing how fragile aging systems can be when disaster strikes. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6f6ee4019593a410