Commuters Scramble as Penn Station Fire Paralyzes Trains

An underground transformer fire sent smoke billowing into Pennsylvania Station yesterday, sickening civilians and causing a power outage that paralyzed Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road service at the station throughout the afternoon, as commuters scrambled for other ways to leave the city.
Sept. 28, 2004
An underground transformer fire sent smoke billowing into Pennsylvania Station yesterday, sickening civilians and causing a power outage that paralyzed Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road service at the station throughout the afternoon, as commuters scrambled for other ways to leave the city.
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