The Long Island Rail Road is running with extensive delays after a power failure affecting its signal system caused all service to be suspended during the Wednesday morning rush hour.
Train service came to a halt at about 7:50 a.m. after a power outage east of the East River tunnels in Queens affected the LIRR signal system. Riders were directed to use MTA New York City Transit trains and buses, which cross-honored fares.
As of 9:45 a.m., according to an MTA spokesperson, the LIRR restored limited train service between Jamaica and Penn Station, with trains operating every 15 minutes in both directions. Trains are stopping at the Kew Gardens, Forest Hills and Woodside stations every 30 minutes.
On the Port Washington branch and all other LIRR branches east of Jamaica, service is running with delays of up to 80 minutes, the MTA spokesperson said.
The LIRR hopes to have service running normally by the afternoon rush hour. Click here for service updates.
