MID-TOWN DIRECT SERVICE SUSPENDED

If you are expecting a commuter to be home soon from New York's Penn Station, it may take a while as this NJ Transit alert states:

Travel Alerts

Aug 04, 2014  07:37:54 PM Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line, and MidTown Direct Line rail service is suspended in/out of NY due to a fire at Portal Bridge. NJT rail tickets and passes are being cross honored on NJT Bus and PATH.

Aug 04, 2014  07:37:50 PM Beginning with train 6664, MidTown Direct Line trains are being re-routed to HOB. NJT tickets and passes will be cross honored with PATH and NJT Bus.