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Power Restored After Brief Grand Central Terminal Outage as MTA Reports No Train Disruptions

Officials credit backup systems for keeping trains running during the outage.

People walk through Grand Central Terminal on March 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Con Edison workers walk through Grand Central Terminal following a power outage on Sept. 25, 2025 in New York City.
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Overview

  • MTA officials say the terminal lost power around 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
  • The facility switched to a backup generator as power was brought back online.
  • No train service was affected, according to the MTA.
  • Four MTA employees were briefly stuck in elevators and were released.
  • Videos showed concourses in darkness lit by flashlights, and the cause remains under review.