North River Tunnels Northeast Corridor at western slope of the Hudson Palisades before entering the North River Tunnels. (Photo: Wikipedia/Hudconja)

(Bloomberg) – U.S. regulators are investigating why two New Jersey Transit trains carrying 1,600 passengers were stranded inside Amtrak's 108-year-old Hudson River tunnel to Manhattan last week after apparently striking stray electrical equipment.

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