Amtrak Service Disrupted on New York City-Albany Line for Second Day

Amtrak train service on the line between New York City and Albany remained disrupted for a second day on Monday morning after structural issues were discovered in a parking garage above its tracks in Midtown Manhattan.

Amtrak first suspended service between Pennsylvania Station in New York and the Croton-Harmon station in Westchester on Sunday, citing problems with the garage on 51st Street between 10th and 11th Avenues.

Buildings inspectors found structural issues throughout the garage, including exposed rebar, cracks and holes in concrete, according to the city’s Department of Buildings. The garage is attached to a 38-story apartment building on 10th Avenue known as the Hudsonview Terrace.

A spokesman for Amtrak said Monday that there was no estimate yet on when service would be restored and that it would depend on the status of the garage, which is privately owned. The Department of Buildings has issued a partial vacate order for the garage.

On Monday morning, there was yellow caution tape blocking the entrance to the garage. A sign said it had been closed for repairs since Friday. There was no response at a phone number for its owners.

New York City engineers were assessing the garage, Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday, “to ensure the safety of passengers and pedestrians.”

Metro-North trains continued to run on Monday between Grand Central Terminal and Croton-Harmon, and Amtrak tickets were being honored on that line.

There are hundreds of parking garages throughout New York City, including many that were built before World War II. Dozens of aging structures have been cited for hazardous conditions that have lingered unresolved. One person was killed in April when a portion of a four-story garage in Lower Manhattan collapsed.