metro north
A fire broke out on the New York railway bridge and caused a delay in train services for four hours on the Metro North commuter train service to and from Grand Central Terminal yesterday afternoon according to a spokesperson. What caused the fire is currently a mystery and it's being investigated by the fire department of New York.
The blaze was battled by 60 fire fighters from just before noon, with the fire being under control by 1 pm, said fire department spokesman Frank Dwyer. No injuries had been reported, he said. Trains resumed their regular timetable by 4:15 pm, following an inspection of the Metro North, which showed the signals and power system was in working order. The part of the bridge affected was the 138th Street lift bridge over the Harlem River.According to Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, trains leaving Grand Central Station were not halted by the fire. The Metro North is a high traffic train line, taking over 135,000 passengers to and from Grand Central Station a day.
