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I have been getting a lot of alerts lately that say trains are cancelled due to "mechanical issues." Is that a euphemism for something else or are they really broken?
Wondering since I will be going into NYC approximately 3 days a week starting this fall. MQ are you a SME for this?
I have been getting a lot of alerts lately that say trains are cancelled due to "mechanical issues." Is that a euphemism for something else or are they really broken?
Wondering since I will be going into NYC approximately 3 days a week starting this fall. MQ are you a SME for this?
I think it really does mean a problem with equipment.
Of course, whether or not NJT is telling the truth is always up for speculation.
Yes. NJ Transit trains have been far less reliable than their buses. The last time I tried taking a train two weeks ago, it was 45 min delayed, so I took a bus into NYC instead.
This just seems so antiquated as a reason for a train delay. Not unlike a bridge getting stuck open I suppose, but this makes less sense to me:
Important Notice:
Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York is operating on or close to schedule with residual delays to trains already enroute following an earlier Amtrak switch issue near Secaucus.
This just seems so antiquated as a reason for a train delay. Not unlike a bridge getting stuck open I suppose, but this makes less sense to me:
Important Notice:
Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York is operating on or close to schedule with residual delays to trains already enroute following an earlier Amtrak switch issue near Secaucus.
When I was commuting, switch issues on NJ Transit and PATH were regular occurrences. Has it been cold there? Sometimes the switches become frozen and won't move. In winter, you see those little gas fires along the tracks in Hoboken that keep the switches from freezing.
Other than that, I'm guessing the wear and tear of tons of steel regularly rolling over a track system might cause problems in and of itself.
When I was commuting, switch issues on NJ Transit and PATH were regular occurrences. Has it been cold there? Sometimes the switches become frozen and won't move. In winter, you see those little gas fires along the tracks in Hoboken that keep the switches from freezing.
Other than that, I'm guessing the wear and tear of tons of steel regularly rolling over a track system might cause problems in and of itself.
Okay, what century are we in? I just can’t imagine less antiquated systems have these issues. But here we are. No, it hasn’t been that cold yet, but it’s coming. Serious snow predicted overnight and this time I think it might be true.
Okay, what century are we in? I just can’t imagine less antiquated systems have these issues. But here we are. No, it hasn’t been that cold yet, but it’s coming. Serious snow predicted overnight and this time I think it might be true.
Out of curiosity I did a quick search on "train switch problems in winter" and up came a story about the GO train system, which like NJT to NYC, runs from the burbs into Toronto.
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