Traffic & Transit
Penn Station Commute Wrecked By Disabled Train
Trains in and out of Penn Station were delayed as long as 60 minutes Tuesday morning.
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Tuesday's morning commute was brought to a crawl by a disabled train in the tunnels between New York City and New Jersey, according to transit officials.
NJ Transit service in and out of Penn Station was delayed up to 60 minutes due to the disabled train and Amtrak signal issues, the transit company announced on Twitter. NJ Transit passes will be honored on PATH trains from Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33rd St., New York, transit officials said.
The major delays were first reported around 8:45 a.m., according to transit officials.
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Train service in and out of Penn Station New York is subject to up to 60-minute delays due to an earlier disabled train and Amtrak signal problems.
— NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) November 13, 2018
Commuters voiced their frustrations on social media:
"Seriously. It’s the middle of morning rush hour. What a joke," a producer on The Daily Show tweeted.
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Another commuter called for heads to roll.
"Serious question to all the NJ -> NY commuters out there...how does anyone keep their job? How many times can we tell our boss or management, 'Sorry, NJ Transit was delayed or canceled again.' What about the parents who don’t know when exactly they will be home for their kids?"
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