Overnight fire at Manhattan’s Penn Station knocks out NJ Transit service, causing rush hour chaos ^6.3%

New York Daily News - By Evan Simko-Bednarski - 5/29/2026, 11:53 AM

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All NJ Transit service into and out of Manhattan’s Penn Station was suspended Friday morning following a two-alarm fire involving an Amtrak work train, causing a rush hour nightmare for thousands of commuters. The fire — which took place in the station near the opening of the North River Tunnel connecting Penn to New Jersey — caused a... more