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Article: Tunnel Breakdown Snarls Northeast Trains
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- November 19, 2007
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An electrical breakdown snarled train traffic on the Northeast rail corridor for hours Sunday, delaying trains arriving at New York's Penn Station from Philadelphia and Boston.
Damage to overhead electrical wires halted a passenger train about 8:30 a.m., initially blocking New Jersey Transit service and stranding passengers on one northbound train for nearly 2 1/2 hours.
Amtrak trains from Boston got backed up at New York's Penn Station, and northbound trains from Philadelphia and points south got as far as Newark before they, too, were forced to halt.
Service was restored not long after 3 p.m., but the delays extended into the afternoon. By 4 p.m., trains were moving ...