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Amtrak Service on NYC-Albany Line Expected to Partially Resume Thursday

Service was suspended due to structural issues with a Hell's Kitchen parking garage; repair plans approved and underway

  • Amtrak service between New York City and Croton-on-Hudson is expected to be partially restored by Thursday morning and possibly fully restored by Friday night.
  • The service was suspended due to structural issues with a parking garage in Hell's Kitchen that sits above the railroad tracks.
  • Engineers for the owner of the parking garage reported the issues, which included two holes in the garage's ramps and cracks in steel beams.
  • The NYC Department of Buildings and Amtrak engineers have approved repair plans from the property owner’s engineers.
  • Amtrak has been directing passengers to take Metro-North at Grand Central Terminal and Croton-Harmon as an alternative, and Metro-North is honoring their Amtrak tickets.
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