NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Power problems of Amtrak, a government-owned corporation that provides intercity passenger train service in the United States, have halted trains and stranded commuters trying to get into or out of New York's Penn Station Wednesday morning.

    Amtrak service is suspended due to a low-voltage problem that happened around 8:45 a.m. local time.

    Dan Stessel, spokesman for the New Jersey Transit Corporation, a statewide public transportation system that operates bus, light rail, and commuter rail services throughout the state was quoted by local media as saying that the low voltage problem has halted Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line and Midtown Direct trains.

    Some trains are stranded just outside Penn Station, the major intercity rail station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City, and others are stuck between Newark and New York City.