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[KevinKorell]

Friday NJ TRANSIT updates:
Commuter:

Nov 09, 2012 02:49:21 PM
Princeton Shuttle (Dinky) trains are now operating train service.

Nov 09, 2012 02:48:57 PM
Northeast Corridor continues to operate on a modified schedule between Trenton Transit Center and New York Penn Station.[

Nov 09, 2012 02:48:35 PM
Due to overcrowding, NJCL service temporarily suspended. Woodbridge customers should use Metropark station for service to/from Newark and New York.

Nov 09, 2012 02:48:44 PM
Raritan Valley Line continues to operate on a modified schedule until further notice.

Nov 09, 2012 02:48:06 PM
Due to utility issues, the following stations have been reported as dark: Roselle Park, Westfield, Fanwood, Netherwood, Dunellen, Bridgewater, and Raritan.

Nov 09, 2012 02:48:14 PM
Reminder: Morris & Essex & Montclair-Boonton service remains suspended until further notice.

Reminder: Bergen and Pascack Valley Line service remains suspended until further notice.

Nov 09, 2012 02:47:58 PM
Due to utility issues, the following stations were reported as dark: Lyndhurst, Passaic (west bound side only), Delewanna, Hohokus, and Mahwah.

Light Rail:

Nov 09, 2012 08:47:10 AM
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail regular weekday service has been restored between Tonnelle Avenue and Hoboken. West Side Avenue to Tonnelle Avenue service is also restored with limited service operating every 20 minutes. Additionally, limited service has been restored between Hoboken Terminal and 8th Street Station in Bayonne, with service every 20 minutes.

Nov 09, 2012 08:47:04 AM
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail has restored limited service between Hoboken Terminal and 8th Street Station in Bayonne, with service every 20 minutes.

Nov 09, 2012 08:47:16 AM
Newark Light Rail service is operating between Newark Penn Station and Grove Street on 15-minute intervals. Due to ongoing power problems, Newark Penn Station is not ADA accessible and customers are advised to use the Orange Street Station.

[KevinKorell]

Bergen Record, 11/9/12:

NJ rail commuters growing more frustrated

With few details on when train service will be fully restored to North Jersey, NJ Transit rail customers in Bergen and Passaic counties who have been forced to rearrange their normal commutes are growing more frustrated.

Here is that story.

[KevinKorell]

Philadelphia, PA Inquirer, 11/4/12:

SEPTA loaning 31 buses to NJ Transit

New Jersey Transit is getting a helping hand from their colleagues in Philadelphia.

Story here. NJT pretty much has its bus fleet back on the road in regular service, so it's understandable they are using donated buses from other agencies to provide the substitute service that is temporarily replacing rail service.

[NJCoastExp]

Nov 05, 2012 08:05:53 AM

Due to overcrowding, NJCL service temporarily suspended. Woodbridge customers should use Metropark station for service to/from Newark and New York.

It was not overcrowding. The train had to run at restricted speed from Graw to Woodbridge due to signals being out and the trains were incurring 30 min delays causing domino delays and cancellations. On Sunday (Nov 5) I was picking up a friend at Woodbridge and the train left Rahway 10 min late and finally arrived at Woodbridge 50 min late. So NJT basically gave up service.

[KevinKorell]

Newark, NJ Star-Ledger, 11/10/12:

More NJ Transit rail lines to resume Monday, 2 weeks after Sandy

NJ Transit plans to resume rail service Monday on its Bergen, Pascack Valley and Raritan Valley lines, and the executive director of the statewide transit agency said tonight that he also expects service to return next week on parts of the Morris and Essex and North Jersey Coast lines.

Story here!

[KevinKorell]

NJ TRANSIT's update for 11/10/12 -- I'll list only what is new:

UPDATE AS OF NOVEMBER 10: Rail and Light Rail Service

Updated Notice as of Saturday, November 10, 2012

Click here for Rail System Recovery Map

Raritan Valley Line:

Trains will operate on a MODIFIED SCHEDULE between Raritan and Newark with limited service between High Bridge and Newark beginning Monday, November 12.

Main/Bergen County/Port Jervis Lines:

WEEKEND SERVICE on Sunday, November 11 will operate between Port Jervis and Secaucus, but does NOT serve Hoboken. Connecting service is available to/from New York at Secaucus. This service will operate on the following MODIFIED SCHEDULE.
Connecting bus serviceto/from Hoboken will be available at Secaucus on the weekends ONLY

Beginning Monday, November 12, full-day service is restored on the Main/Bergen County/Port Jervis Lines. NOTE: These trains will not stop at Secaucus. This service will operate on the following MODIFIED SCHEDULE.

Pascack Valley Line:

Beginning Monday, November 12, full-day service is restored on the Pascack Valley Line. NOTE: These trains will not stop at Secaucus. This service will operate on the following MODIFIED SCHEDULE.

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail:

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail is operating every 20 minutes on all branches through the weekend.

Effective Monday, Novermber 12 - Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will be operating on a regular weekday schedule.

[KevinKorell]

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail is operating every 20 minutes on all branches through the weekend.

To clarify, normal weekend service on HBLRT consists of only two lines, not three since they did away with the Tonnelle-Hoboken route on weekends a couple years ago. So "all branches" are not running, but they will be on Monday. When just two lines are running, there is supposed to be a dedicated transfer at Newport so that one can travel between the 2 lines -- there's about a 3-minute headway scheduled. However I saw trains just missing the headway today, which means that one has to wait 15 or more minutes for the next train to accomplish the transfer. Come on, you can hold one minute if the connecting train is seen about to enter the station.

[KevinKorell]

Apparently the ferry capacity is not enough to handle the rail passengers now coming into Hoboken Terminal (where there is still no PATH service) with the commuter service restored today. So NY Waterway is now shuttling passengers by bus to its 14th Street ferry terminal on the north side of Hoboken, which gives people another option to cross the river. From Jersey Journal, 11/12/12:

NY Waterway provides free shuttles along Washington Street in Hoboken to 14th Street ferry terminal

Starting this morning, NY Waterway is offering free shuttle service along Washington Street in Hoboken to the Hoboken 14th Street ferry terminal, the company announced.

Story

[KevinKorell]

Jersey Journal, Jersey City, NJ, 11/12/12:

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system returns to regular service schedule today

The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will resume full regular weekday service today for the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit on Oct. 29, NJ Transit said on its website.

This is the story.

[KevinKorell]

Newark, NJ Star-Ledger, 11/13/12:

Despite rails returning, commuters still sore over NJ Transit's Sandy response

Dan Clement is a lawyer by trade. But uncertainty over when he would be able to get a train again from Montclair to New York prompted him to explore a temporary new vocation: charter bus operator.

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