Until the stalled train is moved to the station, NJ Transit and Amtrak trains between NY and New Jersey will be delayed, officials said.
When the first rescue train couldn't reach the stalled train, a second locomotive was sent in and towed everyone to safety after about two hours. Work also is being done on switch #89 which was the site of a July 6 derailment of an NJ Transit train, he said.
Amtrak officials said two rescue crews were dispatched to Penn Station around 1 p.m.
"Amtrak engineering forces remain on scene monitoring the area and are working to determine the root cause of the overhead power issue", Amtrak spokesman Mike Tolbert said in a statement Saturday evening.
There were 170 people on the Amtrak train, which was travelling from Miami to NY.
"It's been a very good week", Naparstek said during a conference call with reporters.
Week one of the "summer of hell" is officially behind us, and the general consensus is that service disruptions at Penn Station and beyond haven't been as bad as they could have been.
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The train with about 600 passengers was delayed right before entering Penn Station at 4:45 p.m.
Passengers on that train were removed and exited onto Track 15.
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The overhead power concern will continued to be monitored, he added.
Saturday's problems come after the first week of major repairs at Penn Station that are forcing commuter rail lines to cut back schedules.
The fix work at Penn Station has forced several tracks to be closed at a time.
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