This morning I arrived at New York Penn Station to find out there was a major delay on New Jersey Transit caused by an overhead (catenary) wire problem near the station. It was not as bad as the situation in the phot above, but it created delays of 30-45 minutes for trains entering or leaving New York. PATH was cross honoring NJ Transit ticket, so I took that option instead of waiting it out.
In any event, I feel that an once of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I hope that Amtrak who is responsible for the rails expends more effort in maintaining the entire system. I uderstand that the switches and wiring is old, but they have an obligation to the riders to minimize delays.