Some NJ Lawmakers Speaking Out Against Proposed Amtrak Penn Station Repair Plan
Under the proposed plan, repairs could snarl service for commuters for weeks this summer.
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Under the proposed plan, repairs could snarl service for commuters for weeks this summer.
Rail commuters would face about six weeks of significant service disruptions this summer under a preliminary plan to make repairs at Penn Station.
Frustrated NJ TRANSIT commuters have launched a social media campaign dubbed "No Pay May." They are urging riders to try and use their April monthly passes in May as a form of protest.
Accelerated repairs at Penn Station this summer will require two or three "significant'' disruptions to service, Amtrak's CEO told New Jersey lawmakers Friday.
The plan is in addition to ongoing Amtrak track maintenance work that NJ TRANSIT says will cause 15-minute delays to and from Penn on weekdays and 30-minute delays on weekends "until further notice,"
Amtrak's intent to begin making long-overdue repairs at Penn Station has been met with a mixture of jubilation and consternation in Albany and Trenton.
Delays on the NJ TRANSIT system persisted as the evening rush began at Penn Station due to the overhead wire problems.
An Amtrak train broke down in the Hudson River tunnel while leaving Penn Station Sunday.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that Penn Station needs major improvements in coordination, training and staffing following a panic and stampede a week ago Friday.
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The recent train derailments at Penn Station highlighted the need for major work to the area's infrastructure.
At a news conference Thursday, Amtrak's president and CEO Wick Moorman said he wanted to personally apologize to anyone inconvenienced by Monday's derailment.
In a letter to Amtrak's chairman, the New Jersey governor said he directed NJ TRANSIT to withhold funds until an independent inspection verifies Amtrak's Northeast Corridor is in a state of good repair.
Rail officials said it could be days before full service is restored at Penn Station following a second derailment in less than two weeks that has wreaked havoc for hundreds of thousands of commuters.
Long Island Rail Road, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and PATH commuters were all facing delays, cancellations and other service changes Tuesday morning.
A sobering thought for commuters inconvenienced by Monday's derailment -- experts said it would have been a relatively minor event if new tunnels had been built under the Hudson.
At least five people were hurt when a NJ TRANSIT train derailed as it was pulling into Penn Station during the morning rush.
There has been a minor derailment involving a NJ TRANSIT train at Penn Station.
Commuters are facing a difficult ride home Friday evening after an incoming NJ TRANSIT train was hit when an Amtrak train leaving Penn Station derailed during the morning rush hour.
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Switch problems at Penn Station led to delays and cancellations on the Long Island Rail Road early Monday evening.
The LIRR says customers can expect eastbound delays and cancellations out of Penn Station during the evening peak hours.
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