Days after thousands of riders waiting in long lines to ride trains to and from the Super Bowl, the media drumbeat about their experience continued, with NJ Transit officials on the defensive even as they proclaimed success in getting fans to and from the big game.  NJT’s estimates are that 28,000 riders traveled via train…

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From our vantage point at Secaucus Station, it appeared that the rail operation was going smoothly.  The rotunda was not jammed with people and, as trains from the stadium emptied their loads of fans at Secaucus, they were being directed appropriately to the proper platform and sent to their trains, mostly to Penn Station, New…

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THIS REPORT IS OUT OF DATE. FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS HAVE REVEALED THAT THE SITUATION HAD CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THAT REPORT WAS ISSUED. UPDATED COVERAGE HERE. Last night’s game was a total disaster.  It was utterly awful.  I feel terribly sorry for the people who bought tickets to go to the game—but that’s primarily the fault of…

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Although NJ Transit handled a record number of customers to Sunday’s Super  Bowl, most media reports focused on the problems fans encountered in getting to MetLife Stadium, and on leaving.  The railroad reported it handled about 28,000 riders each way, roughly a third of the total attendance at the event.  Its previous record of passengers…

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As the Super Bowl got underway, NJ Transit managed to transport a reported 28,000 riders to the stadium with only brief problems.  At the start of service, a large crowd of fans apparently tried to get on the first few trains, resulting in a back-up that took some time to clear.  One fan reported a…

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