Trains approaching Penn Station in Manhattan were being moved out of the area at reduced speeds using diesel engines.

A blaze apparently connected to an Amtrak substation in the Bronx caused a power outage and a disruption that was expected to last through the day.

Fire crews on both coasts of the U.S. are battling wildfires, including one in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee.

Fire crews battled small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. on Monday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee over the weekend and postponed Veterans Day plans. A quarter-inch of rain fell overnight from Sunday into Monday in a forest area straddling the border between the two states,