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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 14 August 2003 - 07:07 PM

NJ TRANSIT's website as of approximately 6 PM EDT said simply this:

Due to a major commercial power outage, rail service is suspended.

It is assumed that this included ALL commuter rail operations (including the Atlantic City Line) and the two light rail lines in Hudson and Essex Counties.

As of 8 PM EDT, a new message now says:

Limited service is resuming slowly on RVL, MidTOWN DIRECT, Main/Bergen and Port Jervis lines. M&E, Montclair-Boonton, NEC and North Jersey Coast lines are still suspended. Penn Station is open.


More at 8:07 PM EDT:

Atlantic City Line and bus service in South NJ is operating. PABT is closed. Bus service from NY is operating with significant delays.



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Posted 14 August 2003 - 07:21 PM

I can promise you that NJT isn't getting into Penn, I can hear PSCC and nothing is moving in or out of Penn.
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Posted 14 August 2003 - 07:39 PM

Penn Station (the building) may be open, but that does not mean that any trains were running to or from it at that time. They may be now, as per the latest message from NJT at 8:30 PM:

At 8:30 pm, limited service is resuming slowly on RVL, MidTOWN DIRECT, PVL, NEC, NJCL, Main/Bergen and Port Jervis lines. M&E, Montclair-Boonton are still suspended. PSNY is open.

OK, logic time ---

If the M&E line is suspended, then how is Midtown Direct running? In the last update, both M&E and NEC were still down, but Midtown Direct was running, which tells me that they were simply operating very short shuttle trains back and forth over the Kearny Connection! :D


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Posted 15 August 2003 - 12:32 AM

In NJ TRANSIT's last advisory of the night before they shut that feature down around midnight, they have announced the following regarding commuter rail service on Friday, August 15th:

Reduced Saturday schedule August 15 on M&E, NEC, NJCL, and RVL. No service on Montclair-Boonton, Pascack Valley, Main/Bergen-Port Jervis Lines.

Limited service on many North Jersey and NY bus routes. PABT service may be delayed.



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Posted 15 August 2003 - 05:58 AM

Morning alerts for NJ TRANSIT:

No Montclair-Boonton Line Service to Hoboken or to Penn Station New York will operate today, Friday, August 15, as a result of yesterday's major power failure.

No Bergen County Line Service to Hoboken today, Friday, August 15, as a result of yesterday's major power failure. Please contact NJ TRANSIT's Information Center at 1-800-626-RIDE for alternate service.

No Main Line Service to Hoboken today, Friday, August 15, as a result of yesterday's major power failure. Please contact NJ TRANSIT's Information Center at 1-800-626-RIDE for alternate service.

Attention Passengers: NJ TRANSIT apologizes for the inconvenience you may experience today as we operate a Saturday schedule on this line. We are working to resume a regular schedule of service after yesterday's major power failure and appreciate your understanding.



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Posted 15 August 2003 - 08:35 AM

The 9:30 AM EST update from NYC: NJT is providing service on about half of its lines. They include the NEC, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley, and the Morris & Essex. The M&E is not running into Hoboken, it is only running Midtown Direct service. All trains are running on a Saturday schedule.
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Posted 15 August 2003 - 09:50 PM

Posted at 1:16 PM, 8/15/03:

Attention Passengers: NJ TRANSIT apologizes for the inconvenience you may experience today as we operate a Saturday schedule on this line. We are working to resume a regular schedule of service after yesterday's major power failure and appreciate your understanding.

Reduced Saturday schedule August 15 on M&E, NEC, NJCL, and RVL. No service on Montclair-Boonton, Pascack Valley, Main/Bergen-Port Jervis Lines.

No Main Line Service to Hoboken today, Friday, August 15, as a result of yesterday's major power failure. Please contact NJ TRANSIT's Information Center at 1-800-626-RIDE for alternate service

Posted at 1:18 PM, 8/15/03:

RARITAN VALLEY Line Customers: NJ TRANSIT is operating a Saturday schedule, with Raritan Valley trains terminating in Newark, today Friday, August 15.


Posted at 1:20 PM, 8/15/03:

Saturday schedules will continue to operate for the remainder of Friday, August 15,2003, on the Gladstone Line. . Cross honoring between rail and bus will continue through the end of Friday.

Saturday schedules will continue to operate for the remainder of Friday, August 15,2003, on the Morristown Line. Cross honoring between rail and bus will continue through the end of Friday.

Saturday schedules will continue to operate for the remainder of Friday, August 15,2003, on the Raritan Valley Line. Cross honoring between rail and bus will continue through the end of Friday.

Saturday schedules will continue to operate for the remainder of Friday, August 15,2003, on the North Jersey Coast Line. Cross honoring between rail and bus will continue through the end of Friday.

Saturday schedules will continue to operate for the remainder of Friday, August 15,2003, on the Northeast Corridor Line. . Cross honoring between rail and bus will continue through the end of Friday.

Posted at 1:22 PM. 8/15/03:

Rail service on the Bergen CO Line will not operate for the remainder of Friday, as a result of yesterday's major power outage. Cross honoring between rail, and bus, Academy and Coach service.

Rail service on the Main Line will not operate for the remainder of Friday, August 15, as a result of yesterday's major power outage. Cross honoring between rail, and bus, Academy and Coach service.

Service on the Montclair-Boonton Line will not operate for the remainder of Friday, as a result of yesterday's major power outage. Cross honoring between rail, and bus, Academy and Coach service.

Posted at 2:27 PM, 8/15/03:

Rail service on the Port Jervis Line will not operate for the remainder of August 15th, as a result of yesterday's major power outage. Cross honoring between rail, and bus, Academy and Coach service.

Posted at 9:45 PM, 8/15/03:

Rail service on the Pascack Line will not operate for the remainder of August 15, as a result of yesterday's major power outage. Cross honoring between rail, and bus, Academy and Coach service.



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Posted 15 August 2003 - 09:57 PM

Press release from NJ TRANSIT 8/15/03:

NJ TRANSIT PREPARING TO RUN A FULL SATURDAY SCHEDULE AUGUST 16

NEWARK, NJ – Thousands of NJ TRANSIT employees have been working around the clock to fully restore service – and keep customers informed of service updates – on the NJ TRANSIT bus and rail system. As a result, NJ TRANSIT expects to operate full service on its bus and rail system Saturday, August 16.

NJ TRANSIT rail service – which was suspended on five lines today due to ongoing regional power problems – will return to a normal Saturday schedule tomorrow. NJ TRANSIT bus service to New York – which ran on a limited basis today to operate reliably in and out of New York – will also begin operating on a regular Saturday schedule tomorrow.

NJ TRANSIT’s Newark City Subway and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail services – which operated a regular weekday schedule today – will continue to operate full service tomorrow.

“I would like to thank our customers for their extraordinary patience last night – and their decision to listen to the advice of Governor McGreevey by restricting their travel today – as we worked to recover as quickly as possible,” said NJ TRANSIT Executive Director George D. Warrington. “Now, thanks to the hard work and dedication of thousands of our employees, we continued operating while making a quick recovery from a tremendously difficult situation.”

All rail lines will operate on a Saturday schedule tomorrow (the Pascack Valley and Montclair-Boonton lines do not provide service on Saturdays and will not be operating tomorrow).

Local NJ TRANSIT bus service in New Jersey operated on a regular weekday schedule today. However, only limited bus service was provided in and out of New York. As of noontime today, all inbound bus service to the PABT was suspended to allow for a reliable outbound service during the afternoon rush hour. Buses departing from a location adjacent to the PABT are transporting passengers to the Meadowlands Park/Ride through 7:30 p.m. today, where connecting regional bus service is available. A full Saturday bus schedule is planned for tomorrow, including service in and out of New York beginning at 6 a.m.

NJ TRANSIT’s cross-honoring program will remain in effect this evening, offering passengers the flexibility of using any NJ TRANSIT bus or rail ticket on any NJ TRANSIT train or bus, the Newark City Subway, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, Coach USA bus or Academy bus. The cross-honoring program will end tomorrow morning.

For further information, riders in North Jersey can call NJ TRANSIT between 6 a.m. and midnight at 1-800-772-2222 or at 973-762-5100 from out of state. In South Jersey, riders may call NJ TRANSIT between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. at 1-800-582-5946 or at 215-569-3752 from Pennsylvania. For persons with hearing impairments, the number is 1-800-772-2287. Riders can also visit the NJ TRANSIT website at http://www.njtransit.com.


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Posted 16 August 2003 - 08:14 AM

According to local news reports, as of 9:15 AM on Saturday, NJT is operating a normal weekend schedule.
Alan,

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