Amtrak fire near Penn Station triggers major NYC commuter disruptions, NJ Transit and LIRR cancellations

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Amtrak fire near Penn Station triggers major NYC commuter disruptions, NJ Transit and LIRR cancellations "There was a very loud explosion that shook the train," a commuter said. An Amtrak maintenance vehicle caught fire in a Hudson River tunnel between New York and New Jersey early Friday, suspending Penn Station service for NJ Transit and Long Island Rail Road commuters. LIRR service has since resumed, but NJ Transit said its "impacts are expected to last through the morning rush hour." The fire, which involved an Amtrak contractor maintenance vehicle, erupted in the Hudson River tunnel at about 1:25 a.m., Amtrak said.