N.J. Transit Restores Pre-Sandy NY Rail Service Jan. 14
By Terrence Dopp - Jan 11, 2013 8:36 AM PT
New Jersey Transit said its commuter-train service into New York will be fully restored as of Jan. 14, 11 weeks after Hurricane Sandy destroyed rail cars and tracks and brought the system to a standstill.
The agency, which operates the nations largest statewide mass-transit network, will add nine trains on the North Jersey Coast Line, bringing the total to 101 as compared with 114 before Sandy struck Oct. 29. Systemwide, the agency will reach 94 percent of pre-storm levels, operating 658 of 700 weekday trains, it said in a statement today.
Its critical in the sense that were able to say were at pre-Sandy levels into New York Penn Station, Executive Director James Weinstein said in an interview. That commuter shed is our largest. It accounts for about 80,000 commuters a day.
Sandy washed out some of the systems 500 miles of track, brought down overhead wires and flooded control points. That created a commuting nightmare as managers jury-rigged a collection of buses and ferries. The coastal line was completely knocked out of service as ballast stones were washed from under rails and a drawbridge suffered damage.
The agency continues to use diesel trains instead of faster electric-powered cars in and out of Hoboken, mostly along the Gladstone branch of the Morris & Essex lines, while it repairs the Mason substation and overhead wires at the Hoboken terminal. Weinstein said that work should be complete within six to eight weeks.
Fixing that facility, along with the Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny which suffered heavy damage, are the biggest hurdles to full restoration of service, Weinstein said.
Starting next week, the agency will also add trains on the Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines. New timetables will be posted at the agencys website
Troll said
6:33 PM, 01/11/13
Calvin said
10:29 PM, 01/13/13
Yew from Jerrsy?? I'm from Jeersey...hahahahahah
Thunderwagon5000 said
12:44 PM, 01/14/13
Calvin wrote:
Yew from Jerrsy?? I'm from Jeersey...hahahahahah
Never been there. Heard alot aboudit. One of theses dazes ...
-- Edited by Thunderwagon5000 on Monday 14th of January 2013 12:46:08 PM
Calvin said
10:08 PM, 01/14/13
Next time before a threatened storm hits land, they will park all thier shit on the high ground.
Troll said
3:27 AM, 01/15/13
The Meadows Maintenance Complex (MMC...aka Mickey Mouse Club) looked medieval after the storm. No lights anywhere at night, fucked up coaches and locomotives everywhere.....
Troll said
10:15 AM, 01/15/13
Calvin wrote:
Troll wrote:
Calvin wrote:
They were lookin for experienced wrench turners. They had the UkeLight burning
Speaking of which...Sandy knocked down parts of the electric fence that seperates the MMC and Kearny.
Bet they had someone up there quick, fast, and in a hurry to protect the intermodal containers.
Being that Kearny and MMC are bordered by two rivers and a swamp along with overhead cantenary wires and high tension power lines.....it's not the most friendly place to be in a hurricane.
-- Edited by Troll on Tuesday 15th of January 2013 10:17:35 AM
Troll said
10:16 AM, 01/15/13
Troll wrote:
Calvin wrote:
Troll wrote:
Calvin wrote:
They were lookin for experienced wrench turners. They had the UkeLight burning
Speaking of which...Sandy knocked down parts of the electric fence that seperates the MMC and Kearny.
Bet they had someone up there quick, fast, and in a hurry to protect the intermodal containers.
Being that Kearny and MMC are bordered by two rivers and a swamp along with overhead cantenary wires and high tension power lines.....it's not the most friendly place to be in a hurricane.
Which again leads us back to the dumb shits at NJT.
-- Edited by Troll on Tuesday 15th of January 2013 10:17:56 AM
Calvin said
5:32 PM, 01/15/13
They were lookin for experienced wrench turners. They had the UkeLight burning
Troll said
5:42 PM, 01/15/13
Calvin wrote:
They were lookin for experienced wrench turners. They had the UkeLight burning
Speaking of which...Sandy knocked down parts of the electric fence that seperates the MMC and Kearny.
Calvin said
5:46 PM, 01/15/13
Troll wrote:
Calvin wrote:
They were lookin for experienced wrench turners. They had the UkeLight burning
Speaking of which...Sandy knocked down parts of the electric fence that seperates the MMC and Kearny.
Bet they had someone up there quick, fast, and in a hurry to protect the intermodal containers.
N.J. Transit Restores Pre-Sandy NY Rail Service Jan. 14
New Jersey Transit said its commuter-train service into New York will be fully restored as of Jan. 14, 11 weeks after Hurricane Sandy destroyed rail cars and tracks and brought the system to a standstill.
The agency, which operates the nations largest statewide mass-transit network, will add nine trains on the North Jersey Coast Line, bringing the total to 101 as compared with 114 before Sandy struck Oct. 29. Systemwide, the agency will reach 94 percent of pre-storm levels, operating 658 of 700 weekday trains, it said in a statement today.
Its critical in the sense that were able to say were at pre-Sandy levels into New York Penn Station, Executive Director James Weinstein said in an interview. That commuter shed is our largest. It accounts for about 80,000 commuters a day.
Sandy washed out some of the systems 500 miles of track, brought down overhead wires and flooded control points. That created a commuting nightmare as managers jury-rigged a collection of buses and ferries. The coastal line was completely knocked out of service as ballast stones were washed from under rails and a drawbridge suffered damage.
The agency continues to use diesel trains instead of faster electric-powered cars in and out of Hoboken, mostly along the Gladstone branch of the Morris & Essex lines, while it repairs the Mason substation and overhead wires at the Hoboken terminal. Weinstein said that work should be complete within six to eight weeks.
Fixing that facility, along with the Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny which suffered heavy damage, are the biggest hurdles to full restoration of service, Weinstein said.
Starting next week, the agency will also add trains on the Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines. New timetables will be posted at the agencys website
Yew from Jerrsy?? I'm from Jeersey...hahahahahah
Never been there. Heard alot aboudit. One of theses dazes ...
-- Edited by Thunderwagon5000 on Monday 14th of January 2013 12:46:08 PM
Next time before a threatened storm hits land, they will park all thier shit on the high ground.
Being that Kearny and MMC are bordered by two rivers and a swamp along with overhead cantenary wires and high tension power lines.....it's not the most friendly place to be in a hurricane.
-- Edited by Troll on Tuesday 15th of January 2013 10:17:35 AM
Which again leads us back to the dumb shits at NJT.
-- Edited by Troll on Tuesday 15th of January 2013 10:17:56 AM
They were lookin for experienced wrench turners. They had the UkeLight burning
Speaking of which...Sandy knocked down parts of the electric fence that seperates the MMC and Kearny.
Bet they had someone up there quick, fast, and in a hurry to protect the intermodal containers.
Why,......Thats just SHOCKING!!