A track fire in New York Penn Station is forcing a number of LIRR trains to either be canceled or be diverted to Grand Central Station as of early afternoon Thursday, the FDNY said. According to the fire department,

An Amtrak track car fire near New York's Penn Station has snarled rail traffic, caused damage and resulted in several people being injured.

An Amtrak work train erupted in flames near New York’s Penn Station on Friday morning, injuring five people and disrupting rail service into midtown for thousands of commuters. The two-alarm blaze erupted at around 1:30 a.

The electrical fire that knocked out LIRR and NJ Transit service to New York Penn Station on Thursday was likely caused when a loose panel on an Amtrak Acela train made contact with the third rail just inside the East River Tunnel,

An overnight fire on a maintenance train was still affecting service on NJ Transit and Amtrak as of midmorning on Friday.

NJ Transit service to and from New York City resumed with delays Friday afternoon after it was suspended during the morning commute due to an Amtrak maintenance car fire,

Commuters trying to get into NYC Friday morning faced a travel nightmare, with no NJ Transit service to Penn Station and extremely limited service to the midtown rail hub on LIRR in the aftermath of Thursday’s subterranean

NJ TRANSIT rail service is back on or close to schedule after an Amtrak track car fire in a Hudson River Tunnel caused major delays and suspended Amtrak service between New York and Washington.

Riders have been rerouted to Grand Central Terminal​, which is much more crowded than usual since the electrical fire at Penn Station.