from Gary:
NJ TRANSIT Rail service will remain suspended for Thursday morning, December 17 due to severe winter weather impacting the region. For further information please visit https://www.njtransit.com/customer-notice/1301160
sent: 12:00 am
NJT Woes, 12/17/2020
Re: NJT Woes, 12/17/2020
from Gary:
Info..
From NJT web site:
Rail service on NEC, NJCL & RVL resume at 11 am. M&E, MoBo, Main/Bergen, PVL and Port Jervis resume at noon and operate on Level-2 Severe Weather Schedule. Cross-honoring in effect for entire service day on Thurs, Dec. 17. North & Central Jersey Bus service resumes at noon. South Jersey buses operating on weekday schedule. HBLR resumes at 10 a.m. NLR resumes at 11 a.m. River LINE operates on weekday schedule.
Info..
From NJT web site:
Rail service on NEC, NJCL & RVL resume at 11 am. M&E, MoBo, Main/Bergen, PVL and Port Jervis resume at noon and operate on Level-2 Severe Weather Schedule. Cross-honoring in effect for entire service day on Thurs, Dec. 17. North & Central Jersey Bus service resumes at noon. South Jersey buses operating on weekday schedule. HBLR resumes at 10 a.m. NLR resumes at 11 a.m. River LINE operates on weekday schedule.
Re: NJT Woes, 12/17/2020
from Greg:
I rode the "restored" 247 PM RVRL train from Union to Bound Brook this afternoon: Three passengers in my car, none wearing masks. Still have my ticket.
Re: NJT Woes, 12/17/2020
from Gary:
The restart of service got off with a thud, with many cancellations and delays:
Thu, Dec 17 at 12:07 PM
MOBO train #522, the 1:00 PM departure from Hoboken will not operate today, 12/17. Please take train #526, the 3:00 PM departure from Hoboken.
sent: 12:03 pm
[522 is a train from Bay Street, not Hoboken.]
Thu, Dec 17 at 12:08 PM
M and E train #6923 and 6925 the 12:11 PM and the 1:11 PM departure from PSNY, will not operate today 12/17. Please take train #6927, the 2:11 PM departure from PSNY.
sent: 12:03 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 12:16 PM
M&E train #723, the 1:08 PM departure from Summit will not operate today, 12/17. Please take train #725, the 2:08 PM departure from Summit.
sent: 12:13 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 12:21 PM
MOBO train #523, the 12:08 PM departure from Hoboken will not operate today, 12/17. Please take train #527, the 2:08 PM departure from Hoboken.
sent: 12:13 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 12:33 PM
MBPJ train #1717, the 12:25PM from Hoboken, is subject to a 20 min. delay due to engineer availability. An update will follow.
sent: 12:28 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 1:01 PM
Update: MBPJ train #1717, the 12:25PM from Hoboken, is subject to a 40 min. delay due to engineer availability. An update will follow.
sent: 12:57 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 1:16 PM
Update: MBPJ train #1717, the 12:25PM from Hoboken, was cancelled due to mechanical issues. Please take train #1719, the 1:25PM from Hoboken.
sent: 1:12 pm
[So when an engineer arrived, the train wouldn't go!]
Thu, Dec 17 at 1:38 PM
MBPJ train #75, the 1:19PM from Hoboken, was cancelled due to equipment availability. Please take train #77, the 4:01PM from Hoboken making additional stops.
sent: 1:35 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 2:19 PM
MOBO train #527, the 2:08PM from Hoboken, is subject to a 20 min. delay due to crew availability. An update will follow.
sent: 2:15 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 2:34 PM
NEC train #7840, the 3:34 PM arrival into PSNY is up to 20 minutes late due to weather-related issues.
sent: 2:26 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 2:38 PM
Update: MOBO train #527, the 2:08PM from Hoboken, is up to 20 min. late due to earlier crew availability.
sent: 2:35 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 4:36 PM
NEC train #7657, the 4:39 PM arrival into Rahway is canceled due to crew availability. Please take train #7257, the 4:44 PM arrival into Rahway, making an additional stop at North Elizabeth.
sent: 4:28 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 5:52 PM
M and E train #6932, the 6:39 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 30 min. late due to an earlier mechanical problem.
sent: 5:49 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 6:15 PM
NEC train #7665, the 5:56 PM from PSNY was cancelled due to crew availability. Please take train #7265, the 6:07 PM departure from PSNY, making additional stops.
sent: 6:07 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 6:20 PM
NEC train #7673, the 7:51 PM from PSNY is cancelled due to crew availability. Please take train #7273, the 8:07 PM from PSNY, making additional stops.
sent: 6:09 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 6:24 PM
NEC train #7673 the 7:51 PM from PSNY is cancelled due to crew availability. Please take train #7273 the 8:07 PM from PSNY, making additional stops today.
sent: 6:11 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 6:29 PM
NEC train #7669 the 6:52 PM from PSNY is cancelled due to crew availability. Please take train #7269 the 7:07 PM from PSNY, making additional stops today.
sent: 6:18 pm
A note of hope:
Thu, Dec 17 at 6:38 PM
NJ TRANSIT Rail service will resume regular weekday service beginning Friday, December 18th, following severe winter weather impacting the region. For further information please visit
https://www.njtransit.com/customer-notice/1301160
sent: 6:32 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 8:35 PM
MBPJ train #1883, the 8:17 PM from Hoboken is subject to up to a 20 min. delay due to a mechanical problem.
sent: 8:30 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 9:22 PM
RVL train #5537, the 9:42 PM arrival into Raritan is up to 15 mins. late due to an earlier mechanical issue.
sent: 9:19 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 9:32 PM
MBPJ train #82, the 11:19 PM arrival into Hoboken is up to 20 mins. late due to weather-related issues.
sent: 9:29 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 9:39 PM
PVL train #9629, the 10:26 PM arrival into Spring Valley, is up to 15 mins. late due to earlier equipment availability.
sent: 9:37 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 9:43 PM
NJCL train #7268, the 10:42 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 15 mins. late due to earlier equipment availability.
sent: 9:39 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 10:06 PM
NEC train #7883, the 10:57 PM departure from PSNY, is cancelled today due to crew availability. Please take train #7885, the 11:14 PM departure from PSNY.
sent: 9:59 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 10:33 PM
Update: NJCL train #7268, the 10:42 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 25 mins. late due following earlier equipment availability.
sent: 10:28 pm
Probably more to come, will post them tomorrow...
The restart of service got off with a thud, with many cancellations and delays:
Thu, Dec 17 at 12:07 PM
MOBO train #522, the 1:00 PM departure from Hoboken will not operate today, 12/17. Please take train #526, the 3:00 PM departure from Hoboken.
sent: 12:03 pm
[522 is a train from Bay Street, not Hoboken.]
Thu, Dec 17 at 12:08 PM
M and E train #6923 and 6925 the 12:11 PM and the 1:11 PM departure from PSNY, will not operate today 12/17. Please take train #6927, the 2:11 PM departure from PSNY.
sent: 12:03 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 12:16 PM
M&E train #723, the 1:08 PM departure from Summit will not operate today, 12/17. Please take train #725, the 2:08 PM departure from Summit.
sent: 12:13 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 12:21 PM
MOBO train #523, the 12:08 PM departure from Hoboken will not operate today, 12/17. Please take train #527, the 2:08 PM departure from Hoboken.
sent: 12:13 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 12:33 PM
MBPJ train #1717, the 12:25PM from Hoboken, is subject to a 20 min. delay due to engineer availability. An update will follow.
sent: 12:28 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 1:01 PM
Update: MBPJ train #1717, the 12:25PM from Hoboken, is subject to a 40 min. delay due to engineer availability. An update will follow.
sent: 12:57 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 1:16 PM
Update: MBPJ train #1717, the 12:25PM from Hoboken, was cancelled due to mechanical issues. Please take train #1719, the 1:25PM from Hoboken.
sent: 1:12 pm
[So when an engineer arrived, the train wouldn't go!]
Thu, Dec 17 at 1:38 PM
MBPJ train #75, the 1:19PM from Hoboken, was cancelled due to equipment availability. Please take train #77, the 4:01PM from Hoboken making additional stops.
sent: 1:35 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 2:19 PM
MOBO train #527, the 2:08PM from Hoboken, is subject to a 20 min. delay due to crew availability. An update will follow.
sent: 2:15 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 2:34 PM
NEC train #7840, the 3:34 PM arrival into PSNY is up to 20 minutes late due to weather-related issues.
sent: 2:26 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 2:38 PM
Update: MOBO train #527, the 2:08PM from Hoboken, is up to 20 min. late due to earlier crew availability.
sent: 2:35 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 4:36 PM
NEC train #7657, the 4:39 PM arrival into Rahway is canceled due to crew availability. Please take train #7257, the 4:44 PM arrival into Rahway, making an additional stop at North Elizabeth.
sent: 4:28 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 5:52 PM
M and E train #6932, the 6:39 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 30 min. late due to an earlier mechanical problem.
sent: 5:49 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 6:15 PM
NEC train #7665, the 5:56 PM from PSNY was cancelled due to crew availability. Please take train #7265, the 6:07 PM departure from PSNY, making additional stops.
sent: 6:07 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 6:20 PM
NEC train #7673, the 7:51 PM from PSNY is cancelled due to crew availability. Please take train #7273, the 8:07 PM from PSNY, making additional stops.
sent: 6:09 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 6:24 PM
NEC train #7673 the 7:51 PM from PSNY is cancelled due to crew availability. Please take train #7273 the 8:07 PM from PSNY, making additional stops today.
sent: 6:11 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 6:29 PM
NEC train #7669 the 6:52 PM from PSNY is cancelled due to crew availability. Please take train #7269 the 7:07 PM from PSNY, making additional stops today.
sent: 6:18 pm
A note of hope:
Thu, Dec 17 at 6:38 PM
NJ TRANSIT Rail service will resume regular weekday service beginning Friday, December 18th, following severe winter weather impacting the region. For further information please visit
https://www.njtransit.com/customer-notice/1301160
sent: 6:32 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 8:35 PM
MBPJ train #1883, the 8:17 PM from Hoboken is subject to up to a 20 min. delay due to a mechanical problem.
sent: 8:30 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 9:22 PM
RVL train #5537, the 9:42 PM arrival into Raritan is up to 15 mins. late due to an earlier mechanical issue.
sent: 9:19 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 9:32 PM
MBPJ train #82, the 11:19 PM arrival into Hoboken is up to 20 mins. late due to weather-related issues.
sent: 9:29 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 9:39 PM
PVL train #9629, the 10:26 PM arrival into Spring Valley, is up to 15 mins. late due to earlier equipment availability.
sent: 9:37 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 9:43 PM
NJCL train #7268, the 10:42 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 15 mins. late due to earlier equipment availability.
sent: 9:39 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 10:06 PM
NEC train #7883, the 10:57 PM departure from PSNY, is cancelled today due to crew availability. Please take train #7885, the 11:14 PM departure from PSNY.
sent: 9:59 pm
Thu, Dec 17 at 10:33 PM
Update: NJCL train #7268, the 10:42 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 25 mins. late due following earlier equipment availability.
sent: 10:28 pm
Probably more to come, will post them tomorrow...
Re: NJT Woes, 12/17/2020
from Gary:
There turned out to be only one more:
Thu, Dec 17 at 11:16 PM
M&E train #744, the 11:36 PM arrival into Summit, is up to 15 min. late following earlier congestion from a train near Far Hills.
sent: 11:13 pm
There turned out to be only one more:
Thu, Dec 17 at 11:16 PM
M&E train #744, the 11:36 PM arrival into Summit, is up to 15 min. late following earlier congestion from a train near Far Hills.
sent: 11:13 pm