Is the Northeast Corridor the Amtrack that runs between Phillie and Penn Station? Where were the wires down? This is very interesting.
Yes, that is considered part of the Northeast Corridor. The entire corridor is- DC-Philly-NYC-Boston
The disruptions continue between Philly and NYC. Amtrak runs there, also New Jersey Transit. From Trenton south to Philly- the trains are Septa.
The announcement over the loud speaker at Penn Station claimed there were wires down between Penn Station Newark. It affected all Amtrak and NJ Transit trains. I'm not sure about the Philly situation.
Rail Power Restored for N.J. Transit, Amtrak after Nightmare Commute
(New York-WABC, July 20, 2004) — A power failure Tuesday stranded rush-hour commuters in sunbaked trains for up to an hour and delayed other passengers for hours at times, transit officials said.
The 4:30 p.m. outage involved Amtrak's power supply, but the problem engulfed thousands of riders of New Jersey Transit, which relies on Amtrak track, said Penny Bassett Hackett, a transit spokeswoman.
Five trains were stranded on the tracks, one of them for an hour, said Bassett Hackett.
"When there's no power, unfortunately, there's no air conditioning," she added.
Bassett Hackett said power was restored sometime after 5 p.m., but complications from the outage rippled throughout the entire system.
To get commuters to their destinations, NJ Transit buses cross-honored railroad passes, as did PATH and several private bus lines, Bassett Hackett said.
She said additional customer service personnel were sent to the Hoboken transit hub to help guide commuters through unfamiliar surroundings.
Bassett Hackett did not know the cause of the outage or its precise location.
Amtrak spokespeople said Tuesday night that part of the problem may have involved infrastructure built at the turn of the last century, infrastructure that may need.. and get a closer look now.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/traffic/apress_072004_trainpower730.html
Actually yes, the Philadelphia Clocker goes from Philly to Newark and then to Penn Station.