New York:
A large fire under a Manhattan bridge sent orange flames and plumes of smoke over several New York City blocks.
The blaze shut down service on the nation's second busiest commuter rail service, creating a travel nightmare for dozens.
"I'm not really happy because I don't like Mondays in general so this is really doing it," said an aggrieved commuter.
The fire started around noon and it took crews more than 2 hours to get the flames under control.
Metro-North train service resumed ahead of the evening rush hour but that provided little comfort for some rail passengers.
" Penn Station last week. Grand Central this week. Path trains next week, I don't know. People do have to get home. This place is going to be insane...I've got to get out of here," protested another.
This is just the latest in a string of problems for suburban New York commuters.
Last week, a storm left downed trees on the tracks bringing Long Island Rail trains to a halt.
And in August a fire damaged a switching system causing a week of service disruptions.
The cause of Monday's fire was not immediately known.
No injuries were reported.
The blaze shut down service on the nation's second busiest commuter rail service, creating a travel nightmare for dozens.
"I'm not really happy because I don't like Mondays in general so this is really doing it," said an aggrieved commuter.
The fire started around noon and it took crews more than 2 hours to get the flames under control.
Metro-North train service resumed ahead of the evening rush hour but that provided little comfort for some rail passengers.
" Penn Station last week. Grand Central this week. Path trains next week, I don't know. People do have to get home. This place is going to be insane...I've got to get out of here," protested another.
This is just the latest in a string of problems for suburban New York commuters.
Last week, a storm left downed trees on the tracks bringing Long Island Rail trains to a halt.
And in August a fire damaged a switching system causing a week of service disruptions.
The cause of Monday's fire was not immediately known.
No injuries were reported.
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