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.