NJ Transit trains suspended all morning on 2 major commuter lines

✅ All service on the NE Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line was suspended

✅ Amtrak said overhead wire issues were to blame

✅ Repairs will not be complete until at least noon

NJ Transit commuters returning from the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend were jolted back to reality Monday morning with suspension of service on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line.

Limited service was restored for NJ Transit riders around 10:30 a.m. with 60 minute delays. NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line was originating an ending at Penn Station Newark of New York Penn Station

Overhead wire damage was to blame according to Amtrak, which owns and maintains the Northeast Corridor. The agency told New Jersey 101.5 that repairs to damage in Kearney to the Swift interlocking would be not be complete until at least noon. The cause is under investigation.

All service for both Amtrak and NJ Transit between Philadelphia Gray 30th St (PHL) and New York Moynihan Train Hall had been suspended just before 9 a.m., according to Amtrak.

NJ Transit rail tickets are being cross honored by PATH at Newark, Hoboken and 33rd Street-NY. NJ Transit and private bus carriers are also cross honoring.

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