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LIRR service in and out of Penn Station suspended through Friday morning rush due to electrical fire
Long Island Rail Road service in and out of Penn Station will be suspended through the Friday morning rush due to an electrical fire. The MTA says most trains are diverted to and from Grand Central, which will remain open throughout the night. The subway will be cross-honoring LIRR tickets, officials say.
Smoke from a fire at Penn Station threw Long Island Rail Road service into a midday mess Thursday, as cancellations, diversions and creeping delays left commuters scrambling for any train that was still moving.
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,