Overhead wire damage snarls NJ Transit trains

(AP) - NJ Transit rail riders are facingtroubles on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast LineThursday morning. All trains heading into New York City will bypass Elizabeth andNorth Elizabeth stations

News 12 Staff

Sep 3, 2009, 12:09 PM

Updated 5,528 days ago

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(AP) - NJ Transit rail riders are facingtroubles on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast LineThursday morning. All trains heading into New York City will bypass Elizabeth andNorth Elizabeth stations because of overhead wire damage. NJ Transit spokesman Dan Stessel says delays of 10 to 15 minutesare possible on both lines because only two of the four tracks areopen. NJ Transit says passengers traveling from those stations shouldgo west to Linden, then transfer to an inbound train. Passengers traveling to Elizabeth and North Elizabeth shouldtransfer to outbound trains at Newark airport. Stessel says repairs are expected to continue through themorning rush. NJ Transit