NEW YORK — About 150 passengers were rescued from two disabled commuter trains in suburban New York that lost heat and electricity in a nearly three-hour ordeal. A railroad official said the passengers got stranded on the two Metro-North trains on the New Have line about 3:40 a.m. Thursday. Service between Bridgeport and Stratford stations has been suspended. Metro-North spokesman Dan Brucker said several thousand feet of overhead wires that send power to the trains became entangled and torn, cutting off power. He said passengers were safely helped to a rescue train by about 6:25 a.m. by emergency personnel. The rescue operation was delayed because of the need to lift wires from the tracks and secure other safety hazards. Brucker said the wires could have been damaged by cold weather and wind.
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