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Posted 26 December 2010 - 02:46 PM

NJ TRANSIT RAIL SERVICE ADJUSTED DUE TO WINTER STORM
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Issued December 26, 2010 at 1:15 p.m.

NEWARK, NJ - Due to expected severe weather conditions and anticipated low ridership, NJ TRANSIT rail service will be modified on Monday, December 27, 2010.
  • Rail Service: NJ TRANSIT rail service will operate on an enhanced weekend schedule on Monday, December 27, on all lines except the Atlantic City Rail Line. Atlantic City Rail Line service will follow a regular weekday schedule. The enhanced weekend schedule provides more trains than a Saturday/Sunday schedule, while still reducing the number of trains operating to match expected ridership. To plan a rail trip on njtransit.com, customers should use January 17, 2011, (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) as their travel date.
  • Bus Service: While every effort will be made to continue operating bus service throughout the state, customers may experience delays, detours or service suspensions on their routes during extreme weather conditions. Customers are advised to plan accordingly and anticipate disruptions to bus service.
  • Light Rail: Light rail service is operating normally.

Systemwide Cross-Honoring in Effect

To give customers additional travel options during expected winter weather conditions, NJ TRANSIT has implemented full systemwide cross-honoring through 11:59 p.m. Monday, December 27, enabling customers to use their ticket or pass on an alternate travel mode-rail, bus or light rail. For example, customers who normally take the bus from Rutherford to the Port Authority Bus Terminal may use their bus pass on the train from Rutherford to New York Penn Station. Similarly, customers who normally take the bus between Atlantic City and Lindenwold may use the Atlantic City Rail Line instead.

In addition, all NJ TRANSIT rail station buildings and waiting rooms will remain open extended hours, including evenings and overnight, throughout the storm.

Travel Advice:
  • Customers should travel only if absolutely necessary.
  • Before starting your trip, visit http://www.njtransit.com/ for up-to-the-minute service information. This information is also available by calling (973) 275-5555 or from broadcast traffic reports.
  • Sign up for free My Transit Alerts to receive travel advisories for your specific trip via email or mobile device. Visit http://www.njtransit.com/mytransit to enroll.
  • Allow plenty of extra travel time. Delays and service changes are possible.
  • Use extreme caution when walking on exposed sidewalks, parking lots or station platforms and when boarding trains and buses.
  • Listen closely to public address announcements at stations for late-breaking service information.
  • If you park, ensure your car is stocked with a snow brush and ice scraper so you can clear your car upon returning to the lot.
  • Report slippery or unsafe conditions to bus operators, train crews or NJ TRANSIT staff.
  • Local jurisdictions are responsible for clearing bus stops. Local residents can help their neighbors by shoveling the bus stops along the sidewalks near their homes so that people are not standing in the icy streets while traffic is passing.



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Posted 26 December 2010 - 05:48 PM

About the storm prep


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Posted 26 December 2010 - 07:45 PM

Well, NJT threw in the towel on bus service for tonight, but trains labor on.


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Posted 27 December 2010 - 09:40 AM

NJ TRANSIT SERVICE STATUS AS OF 8:40 A.M.

NEWARK, NJ - NJ TRANSIT service status as of 8:40 a.m. Monday, December 27:

  • North Jersey Coast Line service will be restored with the 9:05 a.m. departure from Long Branch and the 9:07 a.m. departure from New York.
  • Rail service is operating on an enhanced weekend schedule on all other lines except the Atlantic City Rail Line. Visit http://www.njtransit.com/ for schedule details. Atlantic City Rail Line service will follow a regular weekday schedule. Service on NJ TRANSIT rail lines is subject to 15-30 minute delays due to weather conditions. Click here for up-to-the-minute rail service information
  • Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service is suspended systemwide due to weather-related operating conditions.
  • Bus service remains suspended systemwide until further notice. There is currently no estimate on when bus service may be restored.
  • Newark Light Rail is operating on a modified schedule with trains every 20-30 minutes.
  • River Line is suspended between Walter Rand Transportation Center and Waterfront Entertainment Center stations due to snow accumulation.
  • Service is operating normally between Walter Rand Transportation Center and Trenton.
  • Access Link paratransit service is suspended on Monday, December 27.

Important Travel Information:
  • Customers should travel only if absolutely necessary.
  • Before starting your trip, visit http://www.njtransit.com/ for up-to-the-minute service information. This information is also available by calling (973) 275-5555 or from broadcast traffic reports.
  • Allow plenty of extra travel time. Delays and service changes are possible.
  • Use extreme caution when walking on exposed sidewalks, parking lots or station platforms and when boarding trains and buses.
  • Listen closely to public address announcements at stations for late-breaking service information.
  • If you park, ensure your car is stocked with a snow brush and ice scraper so you can clear your car upon returning to the lot.
  • Report slippery or unsafe conditions to bus operators, train crews or NJ TRANSIT staff.
  • Local jurisdictions are responsible for clearing bus stops.
  • Local residents can help their neighbors by shoveling the bus stops along the sidewalks near their homes so that people are not standing in the icy streets while traffic is passing.



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Posted 27 December 2010 - 05:54 PM

Amtrak and NJT are down between NYP and NWK.

Travelers are faced with a messy commute, as NJ Transit and Amtrak trains traveling to and from New York Penn station are suspended as of 4:30 p.m.

The suspension is due to signal problems near Penn station. All other rail service lines have 15-minute delays due to the weather.

The signal problem is also causing massive delays up to one hour on the Northeast Corridor line to and from Newark.

Midtown Direct is being re-routed into Hoboken, where passengers can transfer to PATH for service in and out of New York with ticket cross-honoring in effect.


http://www.nj.com/ne..._from_ny_p.html

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Posted 27 December 2010 - 10:37 PM

NJT is back up

NJT alert:

Dec 27, 2010 09:58:53 PM
Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line service now subject to delays up to an hour in both directions due to earlier switch/signal problems.


Amtrak posted something similar for NEC service.

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Posted 28 December 2010 - 10:26 PM

NJ TRANSIT TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS WEDNESDAY ON MOST LINES
Rail, Bus and Light Rail service back on normal weekday schedules with only minor adjustments

December 28, 2010

NEWARK, NJ - Most NJ TRANSIT services will resume normal operations on Wednesday, operating on a regular weekday schedule with only minor adjustments expected.
  • Bus service will operate on a regular weekday schedule on all routes. A small percentage of routes are subject to truncations or detours as a result of local road conditions. Customers are encouraged to check http://www.njtransit.com/ for further information.
  • Rail service will operate on a regular weekday schedule on all lines. A handful of trains (representing about one percent of the weekday schedule) will be cancelled. Please see the complete list below.
  • Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will operate on a regular weekday schedule.
  • River Line will operate on a regular weekday schedule.
  • Newark Light Rail will operate on a regular weekday schedule, except between Broad Street Station and Newark Penn Station where service will operate every 30 minutes.
  • Access Link paratransit service will resume normal operations.

The following NJ TRANSIT trains will not operate on Wednesday due to weather-related equipment issues:
  • Northeast Corridor train 3122, the 7:09 a.m. departure from New Brunswick. To accommodate customers, train 3920, the 6:46 a.m. departure from Trenton, will add stops at New Brunswick, Edison, Metuchen and Metropark.
  • Northeast Corridor train 3124, the 7:30 a.m. departure from New Brunswick. To accommodate customers, train 3924, the 7:12 a.m. departure from Trenton, will add stops at New Brunswick, Edison, Metuchen and Metropark.
  • North Jersey Coast Line train 2304, the 6:04 a.m. departure from Bay Head.
  • North Jersey Coast Line train 2311, the 5:46 p.m. departure from Hoboken.
  • Raritan Valley Line train 5412, the 6:33 a.m. departure from Raritan. To accommodate customers, the earlier train, #5710 departing Raritan at 6:22 a.m., will make all local stops.
  • Raritan Valley Line train 5416, the 6:58 a.m. departure from Raritan. To accommodate customers, the earlier train, #5714 departing Raritan at 6:51 a.m., will make all local stops.
  • Raritan Valley Line train 5743 (6:23 p.m. from Newark) and 5445 (6:30 p.m. from Newark) will be combined into a single train, departing Newark at 6:30 p.m. making all local stops to High Bridge.
  • Morris & Essex Line train 6614, the 7:27 a.m. departure from Short Hills.
  • To accommodate customers, train 6312, the 7:27 a.m. departure from Summit, will add stops at Short Hills, South Orange and Brick Church.

In addition, customers are reminded that the following trains are not operating this holiday week, as indicated in printed timetables:
  • Northeast Corridor train 3922 (7:00 a.m. departure from Trenton)
  • Northeast Corridor train 3126 (7:36 a.m. departure from New Brunswick)
  • North Jersey Coast Line train 3218 (6:27 a.m. departure from Long Branch)

While service is returning to normal, there are some important things customers need to know:

Parking capacity at many stations and terminals is reduced as a result of large snow mounds. Customers who park are advised to plan accordingly.

Rail customers are advised that some key switching locations remain out of service, which may limit NJ TRANSIT's ability to work around otherwise minor operational issues.

Some bus routes remain impacted by local road conditions. Detours and delays are possible. Please allow extra travel time.

Parking lots and station platforms are subject to melting and re-freezing conditions. Please use extreme caution on all exposed surfaces and report any unsafe conditions to NJ TRANSIT personnel.

Systemwide cross-honoring will remain in effect on Wednesday, enabling customers to use their tickets or passes on any travel mode - rail, bus or light rail - at no additional charge.

NJ TRANSIT customers are encouraged to visit njtransit.com before traveling for the latest service information.

About the Recovery Effort

NJ TRANSIT crews, working around the clock since Sunday, have brought the system back to a relatively normal operating status. Since the first inch of snow fell, bus maintenance crews have worked to keep buses moving across the state. More than 100 of NJ TRANSIT's 2,000 buses became stuck in snow during the storm, requiring the assistance of NJ TRANSIT's fleet of tow trucks and response vehicles.

"It's been a Herculean effort," said Jim Gigantino, Vice President/General Manager of Bus Operations. "Our bus operators, maintenance crews and support personnel have worked in the most extreme conditions to restore service and get our customers safely to their destinations."

Bus service was suspended from 8:30 p.m. Sunday until 12:01 a.m. Tuesday due to weather conditions. At the request of the State Police, NJ TRANSIT bus operators rendered assistance on the Garden State Parkway, transporting motorists whose cars became stranded to safe locations.

On the rail side, roughly 80 percent of NJ TRANSIT's fleet of 1,400 rail cars weathered the storm in outlying rail yards, where crews have spent the past 36 hours digging out the fleet. Approximately 140 cars needed to be physically dug out, and all cars required inspection and servicing before they could be returned to service. More than 40 rail cars required repairs. Other rail crew members spent the hours during and after the storm clearing tracks, digging out switches and responding to other weather-related infrastructure issues.

Rail service operated on an enhanced weekend schedule on Monday and Tuesday, allowing crews additional time to prepare rail cars, locomotives and infrastructure. Under the enhanced weekend schedule, NJ TRANSIT operated about 40 percent fewer trains than a typical weekday schedule.

Bus and Rail personnel responsible for plowing snow and clearing boarding locations had their work cut out for them - not only because of the extreme snowfall levels, but due to wind that followed, requiring many locations to be re-plowed and re-treated multiple times.

NJ TRANSIT's Light Rail Operations personnel, similar to their counterparts on the railroad, have been readying equipment, clearing tracks and station platforms. Access Link reservations specialists worked extended hours individually calling paratransit customers whose trips needed to be rescheduled Monday and Tuesday as a result of suspended service.

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Posted 29 December 2010 - 01:44 PM

Rail Service Information for Wednesday, Dec. 29, and Thursday, Dec. 30



Issued: December 29, 2010

NJ TRANSIT rail lines have resumed normal operations -- on a regular weekday schedule with only minor adjustments -- following the major winter storm earlier this week. A handful of trains (representing about one percent of the weekday schedule) will be cancelled on Wednesday and Thursday due to limited equipment as a result of the weather.

Please see the complete list below.

The following NJ TRANSIT trains will not operate on Wednesday or Thursday due to weather-related equipment issues:
  • Northeast Corridor train 3122, the 7:09 a.m. departure from New Brunswick. To accommodate customers, train 3920, the 6:46 a.m. departure from Trenton, will add stops at New Brunswick, Edison, Metuchen and Metropark.
  • Northeast Corridor train 3124, the 7:30 a.m. departure from New Brunswick. To accommodate customers, train 3924, the 7:12 a.m. departure from Trenton, will add stops at New Brunswick, Edison, Metuchen and Metropark.
  • North Jersey Coast Line train 2304, the 6:04 a.m. departure from Bay Head.
  • North Jersey Coast Line train 2311, the 5:46 p.m. departure from Hoboken.
  • Raritan Valley Line train 5412, the 6:33 a.m. departure from Raritan. To accommodate customers, the earlier train, #5710 departing Raritan at 6:22 a.m., will make all local stops.
  • Raritan Valley Line train 5416, the 6:58 a.m. departure from Raritan. To accommodate customers, the earlier train, #5714 departing Raritan at 6:51 a.m., will make all local stops.
  • Raritan Valley Line train 5743 (6:23 p.m. from Newark) and 5445 (6:30 p.m. from Newark) will be combined into a single train, departing Newark at 6:30 p.m. making all local stops to High Bridge.
  • Morris & Essex Line train 6614, the 7:27 a.m. departure from Short Hills. To accommodate customers, train 6312, the 7:27 a.m. departure from Summit, will add stops at Short Hills, South Orange and Brick Church.

In addition, customers are reminded that the following trains are not operating this holiday week, as indicated in printed timetables:
  • Northeast Corridor train 3922 (7:00 a.m. departure from Trenton)
  • Northeast Corridor train 3126 (7:36 a.m. departure from New Brunswick)
  • North Jersey Coast Line train 3218 (6:27 a.m. departure from Long Branch)
While service is returning to normal, there are some important things customers need to know:
  • Parking capacity at many stations and terminals is reduced as a result of large snow mounds. Customers who park are advised to plan accordingly.
  • Rail customers are advised that some key switching locations remain out of service, which may limit NJ TRANSIT's ability to work around otherwise minor operational issues.
  • Parking lots and station platforms are subject to melting and re-freezing conditions. Please use extreme caution on all exposed surfaces and report any unsafe conditions to NJ TRANSIT personnel.
For additional information or assistance, please call NJ TRANSIT Customer Service at (973) 275-5555.



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