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[CNJRoss]

Metro-North news release 9/29:

 

Alternative Bus Service for Port Jervis Line and Pascack Valley Line Beginning Friday, September 30, Until Further Notice

 

NJ TRANSIT Service Remains Suspended to/from Hoboken Terminal

 

MTA Metro-North Railroad customers who normally ride the Pascack Valley Line or the Port Jervis Line into or out of Hoboken Terminal, where train service remains suspended, are advised that Metro-North will be providing alternative beginning Friday, September 30, until further notice.

 

Customers who commute to Jersey City via the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail can board the Hudson Line to connect at Grand Central to the or subway to Fulton Street to connect to the PATH train to Jersey City stations.

Details of bus connections are below:

 

Metro-North is providing a limited shuttle bus service that will operate from the following locations during peak hours:

• Middletown Station (to Beacon Station on the Hudson Line)
• Harriman Station (to Tarrytown Station on the Hudson Line)
• Palisades Center Park and Ride in West Nyack (to Tarrytown Station on the Hudson Line)

This weekday, rush-hour, peak direction only shuttle service will be extremely limited. There will be no off-peak, weekend or reverse commute service.

 

Ferry Service Options

For information about Newburgh-Beacon Ferry Service, please visit: http://web.mta.info/...eacon_start.htm

 

For information about Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry Service, please visit: http://web.mta.info/...straw_start.htm

Some parking is available for Metro-North customers at the two Metro-North ferry services that connect with our Hudson Line train service:

 

Parking Options

For information about parking available at Metro-North's Cortlandt Station on the Hudson Line, please visit: http://www.rrparking...tions/cortland/

 

For information about parking available at the White Plains Station on the Harlem Line, please visit: http://www.rrparking...th-white-plains

 

Metro-North will cross-honor West of Hudson Metro-North tickets on the Hudson & Harlem Lines and the ferry services.

 

Other Options

Customers can also use existing bus services: From Rockland the Tappan ZEExpress; from Orange County use the Newburgh Beacon Shuttle.

 

Customers can remain updated on the latest service changes by signing up for free email and text alerts, visiting www.mta.info, following Metro-North on Twitter and monitoring local news outlets. Please also visit the NJTRANSIT website at www.njtransit.com for the latest Port Jervis Line & Pascack Valley Line train service information.

 

For information about Metro-North train schedules, visit our schedules page at http://web.mta.info/...s/schedules.htm or download the free Metro-North Train Time App for train times. The app is available via the Apple Store for iOS devices or Google Play Store for Android along with MTA eTix™ - Metro-North Railroad’s mobile ticketing app which allows customers to buy Metro-North tickets on their mobile device -- anytime, anywhere.

[KevinKorell]

Oh here's a news flash!  The Hoboken train crash, which Amtrak goes nowhere near, won't affect service through Baltimore!

 

Baltimore, MD Sun, 9/29/16:

 

New Jersey train crash won't affect Amtrak service in Maryland

 

A commuter train crash that killed at least one person in New Jersey Thursday morning is not expected to impact Amtrak's Northeast Corridor that runs through Baltimore, a railroad spokeswoman said.

 

Breaking news

[CNJRoss]

PANYNJ news release:
 

PATH TO RESUME SERVICE TO HOBOKEN TERMINAL

Date: Sep 29, 2016
 

PATH service into and out of Hoboken Station will resume at 3 p.m. today following a daylong suspension due to an incident involving a NJ Transit train in Hoboken Terminal this morning.  PATH will continue to cross honor NJ Transit tickets on its system.  Normal weekday rush hour service will be in effect.

In addition, Port Authority Bus Terminal staff will assist NJ Transit in facilitating an increase in No. 126 bus service between the bus terminal and Hoboken to accommodate travelers during the evening rush hour.  Extra staff will be available to assist a projected increase in bus passengers at the terminal.  Commuters are encouraged to contact their bus carriers prior to arriving at the terminal.

 

 

 

NJT website:

Sep 29, 2016  12:33:48 PM
Rail service remains suspended in and out of Hoboken due to a train accident at Hoboken station. NJT bus and private carriers are honoring NJT rail tickets and passes.

All PATH service at Hoboken station is suspended.

NY Waterway ferry is accepting rail tickets and passes as a result of a train accident at Hoboken station.

 

[KevinKorell]

 

UPDATE: NJ TRANSIT Service Plan for Morning Commute - Friday, September 30, 2016

 

 

Customers wishing to travel from Hoboken to Secaucus should take the HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL to Liberty State Park and make a connection with shuttle bus service to Secaucus.

 

NJ TRANSIT service plans for Friday morning, September 30, following a commuter train accident at Hoboken Terminal.  All rail service into and out of Hoboken Terminal remains suspended.  All Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service will resume full service into and out of Hoboken Terminal.

Rail

 

View temporary printable schedules for the Main Line and Pascack Valley Line HERE.

 

The following service will be in effect:

• All New York City bound trains (Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line, MidTOWN DIRECT), Raritan Valley and Atlantic City lines will operate on a normal weekday schedule.

• Main, Bergen, Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines will continue to operate on a modified weekend schedule originating/terminating in Secaucus. 

• There will be limited rail shuttle service on the Montclair-Boonton Linewest of Montclair State University.

• There will be rail shuttle service on the M&E between Hackettstown and Dover.

• The Gladstone Branch will have its two regularly scheduled MidTOWN DIRECT trains in addition to rail shuttles between Gladstone and Summit.

Customers may experience overcrowding and possible delays caused by congestion.

Metro-North Service for Pascack Valley Line and Port Jervis Customers

• For schedule information, click HERE. 

Bus

• Supplemental service during AM & PM peak hour periods on the No. 126 (Hoboken-NY) and other commuter lines in Bergen, Passaic, and Essex Counties that operate in proximity to Hoboken-based rail service will be added to handle anticipated customer demand.  Customers should plan for extra travel time due to anticipated traffic volume.

• Shuttle service will operate between Secaucus Junction and Liberty State Park Light Rail Station.  Service will begin at 6:00 AM and continue throughout the day until midnight.  This service will operate on a load and go basis during peak hours. During off-peak hours,service will continue to operate less frequently, based upon demand. NJT rail tickets and passes will be cross-honored on this shuttle service.

• Customers wishing to go from Secaucus to the Jersey City waterfront should use the shuttle bus service to Liberty State Park and make connection to Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.

Light Rail

• All Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service will resume full service into and out of Hoboken.

[KevinKorell]

Fox News, 9/30/16:

Veteran NJ Transit engineer in deadly crash 'loves his work,' neighbor says

The engineer at the controls of a speeding commuter train that crashed into a station on Thursday, killing one person, has been in the railroad business for nearly three decades, and neighbors said he loves the work and they're heartbroken for him and his family.

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[KevinKorell]

ABC News, 9/30/16:

Man's Heroic Actions Comforted Gravely Injured Woman in NJ Transit Crash

An eyewitness to the horrific crash in a busy train station in Hoboken, New Jersey on Thursday that killed one woman and injured over 100 told ABC News about the harrowing scene he encountered following the moment of impact.

Story

[KevinKorell]

CNN, 9/30/16:

Hoboken train crash: Event recorder recovered

 

A potentially key piece of evidence has been recovered in the hunt for what caused a deadly crash of a commuter train in New Jersey.

More

[KevinKorell]

WTIC-TV, Fox-61 in Hartford, CT, 9/30/16:

Connecticut keeping close eye on New Jersey train crash case

 

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Connecticut is closely watching the investigation of the deadly New Jersey commuter rail crash.

 

The Democrat said Friday the state will "take that information and learn from it." Connecticut is home to two commuter rail services: Metro-North and Shore Line East.

More

[KevinKorell]

MSN, 10/1/16:

Investigators interview engineer of crashed New Jersey train

Investigators on Saturday interviewed the engineer of a New Jersey commuter train that smashed into a Hoboken station this week, killing one person and injuring 108, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement.

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[CNJRoss]

NTSB news release:

 

 NTSB Investigative Update, Hoboken Train Crash

10/1/2016

 

The National Transportation Safety Board issued an investigative update Saturday about its investigation of Thursday’s crash of NJ Transit Pascack Valley Line train #1614 into the platform of the Hoboken Terminal. Updated information includes the following:

• Investigators interviewed the accident train engineer. No interview summaries will be provided until interviews are completed.
• Environmental and structural issues still prevent removal of the train from the station. Extensive debris removal must be completed before investigators can access the train and then have the train removed.
• With the assistance of NJ Transit, investigators obtained video from other trains that were at the Hoboken Terminal, to see what those cameras captured from the accident event. The event recorder and camera from the controlling cab of the accident train remain inaccessible to investigators.
• The event recorder from the trailing locomotive #4214 has arrived at the recorder manufacturer’s facility in Kentucky and NTSB personnel are supervising the attempted download.
• There were no signal anomalies found on the tracks leading to the terminal. A full signal study cannot yet be completed because the accident train remains in the terminal.
• Investigators completed the walking inspection of the track and found nothing that would have affected the performance of the train.

Additional information will be released as events warrant. Follow us on Twitter @NTSB_Newsroom.