“It actually doesn’t seem so bad tonight”, he remarked as fellow commuters rushed by to catch trains heading north of the city.
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“There was more combustible material there than at a outdoor Home Depot center, including propane”, another unnamed source reportedly told DNAinfo.
More than 150 firefighters responded to the blaze, which officials said also involved construction debris and several trailers and vehicles and may have blown off bolts from the tracks. Train service into and out of Grand Central is being delayed due to the fire.
Passengers wedged into crowded trains for the morning rush into New York City’s Grand Central Terminal as service was partially restored on Wednesday morning after a massive four-alarm fire shut a major commuter line the previous evening.
Spokesman Nancy Gamerman says the railroad is working to restore full service by Friday, but that commuters should expect delays because speed restrictions could still be implemented. “Hopefully, we contained the damage, and we can get the people back on the railroad”.
Trains on Thursday operated on an enhanced Saturday schedule on all three lines.
Evening rush hour commuters in New York City are still grappling with limited service and delays following a fire that broke out beneath elevated Metro-North train tracks. Once completed, a number of tests runs were performed, the railroad said. It damaged a center column beneath a viaduct holding the elevated tracks.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said crews are installing six temporary steel columns because the fire caused structural damage to a column.
Fire marshals on Wednesday ruled the blaze an accident. Information on Metro-North train schedules HEREDuring the Wednesday morning commute, Metro-North trains traveled through the fire area and took passengers directly to Grand Central Terminal.
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