Amtrak train cars come off as passengers drive to New York for Thanksgiving

NEW YORK – This was a frustrating and sometimes alarming Thanksgiving day for many travelers from the tri-state region who were trying to go home for the holidays, reports CBS New York.

Amtrak train 68, called Adirondack, was traveling from Montreal to New York's Penn Station when two of its cars separated near Albany shortly before 19:30. local hour.

CBS New York said that none of the 287 passengers or crew members had been injured, and the railway company indicated that a salvage engine had been sent for transfer affected passengers from the broken down train.

Chuck Reeves, a software engineer from Troy, New York, told The Associated Press aboard the first wagon behind the locomotive and said that when the train was moving away, he and D & # 39; other passengers heard a thud and electric noise, a smell of electric burn and a rush. cold air.

The AP also said that some parents crying had been comforted by their parents, but that most of the time no one panicked. A state officer soon boarded to make sure everyone was fine, according to AP.

Earlier in the day, NJ's transit service along the lines of the Northeast Corridor and Jersey's North Shore was briefly suspended during one of the busiest travel days of the day. 39; year due to airframe problems in New Jersey.

The crowds were on the brink at Penn Station New York after NJ Transit reported that the plastic wrap was entangled in Amtrak-owned cables near North Elizabeth Station.

The service resumed after less than an hour, but eventually resumed with remaining delays of up to 30 minutes.

NJ Transit and private carriers provided train tickets and cross passes, as well as Hoboken Path, Newark Penn Station and Herald Square.

It was not clear right away when passengers on the disabled Amtrak train would arrive in New York.