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Downed Power Lines Halt Metro-North and Amtrak Trains in Connecticut

Nighttime repairs reopened one track for limited service with crews continuing full power restoration

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STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - AUGUST 28: A Metro-North train prepares to depart sthe Stamford Transportation Center on August 28, 2023 in Stamford, Connecticut. Major upgrades to the facility are being done as a result of the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed by Congress in 2021. From the total funding Connecticut was allocated some $5.38 billion for infrastructure projects to be used over 5 years, Improvements to mass transit systems and highways are a major focus of the new spending. The Stamford facility is the largest and most transited train station in the Metro-North railroad system after Grand Central in New York City and a major stop in Amtrak's northeast corridor. Spending from the Infrastructure law is considered the largest national investment in U.S. infrastructure since the construction of the interstate highway system in the 1950s. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Catenary wires failed shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday between Southport and Fairfield, cutting power across all four tracks east of Westport.
  • Fairfield Fire Department evacuated two Metro-North trains, moving passengers to Greens Farms Station for shuttle bus connections.
  • MTA power crews labored through the night to reenergize the corridor and restore limited train movements.
  • By Friday morning, the New Haven Line was operating with delays up to 15 minutes and some Amtrak services remained canceled.
  • Officials say investigations into the cause of the outage are ongoing as full power restoration continues.