NEWARK — Amtrak may not be able to meet its promise of making full service available at New York Penn Station on Friday morning.

The Long Island Railroad, which shares the tracks affected by Monday's derailment at the station with New Jersey Transit and Amtrak, said on its website that Amtrak "did not finish track repair work by 4 a.m. as promised," allowing them to position trains for the morning rush. As a result, LIRR said it had to cancel 14 trains and operate on a reduced schedule on Friday.

In a statement, Amtrak said "the major repair work at Penn Station has been completed and Amtrak forces are now currently testing and adjusting the installed components to ensure safe and reliable operation. We expect this work to be completed shortly this morning. During this additional period, Amtrak will prioritize the operations of NJ Transit and LIRR trains but passengers may experience some delays as service is returned to normal."

NJ Transit had not yet posted any messages on its social media updating Friday service as of 6:20 a.m. and had returned messages seeking an update.

NJ Transit did tweet that train #3701, a 5:50 a.m. train out of Secaucus, was 10 minutes late due to "operational issues" while #3700 from NY Penn Station was delayed due to "congestion."

NJ Transit is still cross-honoring rail, light rail, PATH and NY Waterway tickets, as well as passes for its own buses and private carriers.

The Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line have been operating on a holiday schedule since the derailment but had announced a full regular schedule for Friday.

Amtrak CEO Wick Moorland on Thursday said he was "fully confident" full service would be available on Friday morning, and offered a personal apology for the delays and cancellations this past week.

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com.

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