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Penn Station was evacuated on Monday and all train service was halted after fires erupted in a transformer beneath the East River and on tracks near a terminal entrance, authorities said. "Evening rush hour is going to be messy," predicted Amtrak spokesperson Marcie Golgoski.

From NY1

Fire Halts All Train Service At Penn Station
SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2004

All entrances and train service to and from Penn Station has been shut down due to power problems caused by a fire in a nearby tunnel.

All Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit trains are affected.

The fire broke out in a tunnel at 30th Street and First Avenue at about 1 p.m., knocking out power to track signals.

It is unclear when regular service will resume. In the meantime, the LIRR says its tickets are being honored on area subways until the problem is fixed.

"We have lost signal power, so LIRR customers and their tickets are being honored on the subway at Jamaica, , Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn and Penn Station itself, as well as Woodside, , for people traveling on the Port Washington branch,” said LIRR spokesman Brian Dolan.

PATH trains between New Jersey and Manhattan are also accepting New Jersey Transit tickets.

New Jersey Transit says its North Jersey Coastline and Northeast Corridor trains are ending and beginning service at Newark, and Midtown Direct service has been diverted to Hoboken.

For more information on New Jersey Transit, call 1-800-772-2222 for updates.

Transit officials are recommending commuters take the subway, PATH trains or ferries to get in and out of Manhattan.