Amtrak Service Between New York City and Boston Restored After Lightning Causes Malfunction

Amtrak Service Between New York City and Boston Restored After Lightning Causes Malfunction
An Amtrak logo is displayed on a train at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia on Feb. 6, 2014. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—Amtrak rail service between New York and Boston was restored after a lightning strike was believed to have caused a circuit breaker to malfunction, the rail service announced Saturday night.

The malfunction caused a power outage on all tracks between Penn Station in New York and Union Station in New Haven, Connecticut, beginning Saturday afternoon.