Category: Schedules & Service
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New Jersey Transit’s ALP-45DP dual-power locomotives ran into Penn Station for the first time last weekend. Because of maintenance on the wires that supply electric power to trains on the Morris & Essex (M&E) Line, the power was turned off between Maplewood and Morris Plains on Saturday and for some of the service day on…
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New Jersey Transit says that rail service to and from Penn Station runs as frequently as it did before Superstorm Sandy struck, but Hoboken service has not returned to that level. NJT Executive Director James W. Weinstein said that he expects the prestorm level of service to return to Hoboken with the next timetable change,…
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NJT Executive Director James W. Weinstein indirectly blamed the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy for a shutdown of rail service on the Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, and Gladstone Lines during the snowstorm on Friday and Saturday, February 8th and 9th. He said that, with the Mason Substation out of service and only a substation in Summit…
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Morris & Essex and Montclair-Boonton lines are scheduled to restore service at noon, Saturday, Feb. 9; service had been suspended at 8 p.m. on Friday during the snowstorm. NJT attributed this action to the vulnerability of those lines to tree damage, citing the experience of Superstorm Sandy in October (which has resulted in continuing reduction…
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New Jersey Transit has just posted new schedules for all rail lines to their web site, as service takes another step toward returning to pre-Sandy levels. The new weekday schedules take effect this Monday. There are improvements on the Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, and Gladstone lines, although there are still some serious gaps in service, and…
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Morris County Service Also Cut The Lackawanna Coalition has obtained a draft schedule for the Morris & Essex Line and Gladstone Branch, which is slated to take effect on Monday, December 3rd. The good news is that Gladstone Branch service will return for the first time since Superstorm Sandy disrupted service late in October. The…
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Many stations still have incorrect train schedules posted. The last printed schedule, which showed service before Superstorm Sandy disrupted, is still on view at most stations. Agents at Summit have posted the current temporary schedule, and we salute them for doing so. We advise customers to check NJ Transit’s web site, www.njtransit.com or to call the information…
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Although most rail transit services in the Northeast have been restored after Superstorm Sandy, in New Jersey most NJT commuter rail services remain severely curtailed or totally suspended. As the outage nears its third week, many users of the service find little information available as to when it might resume, or even what is being…
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As tropical storm Sandy neared the area, all transit systems in the region shut down on Sunday, October 28. By Monday morning all trains and buses in the region were at a standstill, and states of emergency were in effect. NJ Transit announced that major stations such as Newark Penn Station, Secaucus Junction, and Trenton…
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On NJ Transit, schedules have been largely unchanged for years, with minor changes from time to time, and elimination of many off-peak trains to Hoboken the major event. However, on many off-peak trains, particularly on weekends, traffic continues to build, often threatening to reach train capacity. On New York’s Metro-North Railroad, off-peak traffic is also…
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