Holiday train travelers stranded by power problems around New York City

Northeast train problems strand holiday travelers

NEWARK, N.J. — Trains have been halted in and out of New York City on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

Amtrak spokesman Clifford Cole says a low-voltage problem near North Bergen, N.J., forced the railroad to halt trains in and out of New York’s Penn Station around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.

He says he doesn’t know what caused the problem. Penn Station is one of the busiest train hubs on the East Coast.

Some trains are stranded just outside Penn. Others are stuck between Newark, N.J., and nearby New York City.

New Jersey Transit spokesman Dan Stessel says trains have enough electricity to power the lights and heat but not the engines.