Freight train derailment in Connecticut disrupts Amtrak service in region

Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor is experiencing delays because of a freight train derailment in Connecticut.

A commuter checks the train schedule board in New York's Penn Station as it was announced that service had been restored, Tuesday, June 21, 2010. Workers finished repairs after a transformer fire in New Brunswick, N.J., halted Amtrak and commuter service along the busy Northeast Corridor. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor is experiencing delays because of a freight train derailment in Connecticut.

Amtrak says a freight train derailed overnight Saturday on the Metro-North Railroad tracks near Bridgeport. Four tracks are blocked.

Service between Stamford and New Haven has been temporarily suspended. Service between New York and Boston is delayed as a result.

Amtrak expects service to be restored around 9 a.m.