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CBS Local news, New York, 7/29:

NJ TRANSIT Train Breaks Down Outside Hudson River Tunnel In NYC

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A NJ TRANSIT train became disabled just outside the Hudson River tunnel in New York City, delaying other trains throughout the Northeast.

The Northeast Corridor train was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station at 8:39 a.m. but lost power in the tunnel, stranding more than 1,000 passengers on-board and backing up all rush hour train traffic from New Jersey, CBS 2’s Kathryn Brown reported.

“When we were in the tunnel I could notice we were almost out of the tunnel at Penn and I noticed us slowing down and then finally stop,” 23-year-old passenger Anna Paone told 1010 WINS. “They told us that we were having mechanical problems and that we didn’t have enough power to get into the station and that they would have to send a mechanic to come get us.”

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