Amtrak trains from New York City to Albany experienced delays Sunday during the busy Labor Day weekend.
Roughly 80% of the trains were delayed for a variety of different issues.
Passengers headed from New York Penn Station to the Albany – Rensselaer train station experienced delays from 30 minutes to over an hour Sunday.
On Amtrak’s website the issues were from track work, speed restrictions, freight train interference, mechanical assessment, late arrival of a train into Penn Station, late release from a maintenance facility, and servicing train equipment.
This left some passenger’s frustrated today.
“It’s frustrating. It really is. You can understand it, but you know anticipation of a really busy time. Times when we should be using public transportation. And it’s really frustrating,” said one passenger travelling to Albany from NYC.
Amtrak is undergoing a massive renovation project for the East River Tunnels in New York City that has led to a reduction in service to Albany over a three-year period. Amtrak did not blame any of the delays on Sunday on this project.
NewsChannel 13 has reached out to Amtrak for a statement on these delays, we have not yet heard back.