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[KevinKorell]

Second Avenue Sagas editorial on the flooded trains issue, 1/4/13:

From Christie, an odd defense of NJ Transit execs

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is flying high these days. After taking a hard stand against his GOP colleagues in the House on Sandy relief, his star has risen among both Republicans and Democrats in the northeast.

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[KevinKorell]

Asbury Park, NJ Press, 1/10/13:

Coast Line to return to 96 percent service Monday

NJ Transit’s North Jersey Coast Line service will return to 96 percent of what the service level was before superstorm Sandy on Monday.

Story is here.

Just a clarification of what is in the article, there are no electric trains from the North Jersey Coast Line to Hoboken. The Waterfront Connection they use is not electrified (although it could be easily since there are electrified tracks leading to the Meadowlands Maintenance Center). The diesel trians from Bay Head to Hoboken will be freed up by the replacement of Gladstone Branch trains by electrics, which could not run previously since the storm due to damage on that line and in Hoboken.

[KevinKorell]

Timetables are being revised again. Happy to report that three lines are now reverting on January 14th to their regular print timetables, dated 10/14/12 -- 2 weeks before the storm rendered them useless. I thought there might be a new general change on all lines in tandem with the Amtrak schedules taking effect on 1/14/13, but I guess they will wait until all NJT lines are back to full service as they were pre-Sandy, which from what I've seen won't happen until March. Links to schedules

[KevinKorell]

Newark, NJ Star-Ledger, 1/18/13:

NJ Transit eyes Linden for train storage during next major storm

NJ Transit plans to harbor 300 trains near the closed General Motors plant in Linden during future monster storms like Hurricane Sandy, which flooded rail yards in Kearny and Hoboken and damaged hundreds of cars.

Story here.

[KevinKorell]

NBC New York, 1/25/13:

Travelers in Hoboken will once again have a warm place to wait.

NJ Transit says it will reopen the Hoboken Terminal waiting room on Tuesday.

Story here.

[KevinKorell]

mycentraljersey.com 1/28/13:

NJ Transit eyes 2 new train yards

NJ Transit officials are considering building a train storage yard far from the storm-surge waters that swamped the agency’s upper Hoboken and Meadowlands Maintenance Center yards, where about a quarter of its fleet was flood damaged by superstorm Sandy.

Story is here.

[KevinKorell]

Wall Street Journal, 2/13/13:

Full pre-Sandy rail service likely months away

NJ Transit is still feeling the effects of Superstorm Sandy and likely won't have train service fully restored to pre-storm levels for months.

Executive director James Weinstein gave an update Wednesday at the agency's monthly board meeting.

Story is here.

[KevinKorell]

Transportation Nation, 2/13/13:

Sandy’s Cost to NJ Transit: One Year, $450 Million

New Jersey Transit says it could be next fall before service is restored to pre-Sandy levels. And the cost of its damage is now pegged at $450 million — a $50 million increase over previous estimates.

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[KevinKorell]

Newark, NJ Star-Ledger, 2/14/13:

NJ Transit: Still months away from all Sandy-damaged trains being restored

NJ Transit is having a tough time finding parts or getting repairs for dozens of trains damaged by salt water after being left in rail yards in Kearny and Hoboken during Hurricane Sandy — a shortage that might hamper plans to restore full service to Hoboken Terminal next month.

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[KevinKorell]

The saga continues at Newark Penn Station's LRT station, as one escalator returns to service but others are still not working.

UPDATE: Newark Light Rail: Newark Penn Station - Escalator 4 Returned to Service

Escalator 4 has returned to service.

Effective immediately, escalator 4 in Newark Penn Light Rail Station has returned to service. Repair work continues on the other escalators.

During this time, customers who require elevator service can use the elevators located on Platforms 2 and 4.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.