mfs NJT459 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share #26 Posted October 31, 2012 Also, the tunnel that Amtrak and NJT use for New York Penn Station is also flooded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs NJT459 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share #27 Posted October 31, 2012 River Line is restored as of 3 PM today http://www.flickr.com/photos/nj_transit/sets/72157631895879101/ here are some pictures posted..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted November 1, 2012 Share #28 Posted November 1, 2012 Update via NJT's Facebook page: NJ TRANSIT Restores Majority of Bus and Access Link Routes in New Jersey by NJ TRANSIT on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 7:55pm · Customers advised to prepare for delays and detours on many routes. After the devastating destruction left behind by Hurricane Sandy, NJ TRANSIT will resumed the majority of Bus and Access Link service starting Thursday, November 1. Thursday’s restoration of service comes on the heels of the Governor Christie’s earlier announcement that River Line light rail service resumed operations Wednesday afternoon, making trips every 30 minutes between the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden and Trenton Transit Center. Bus Service: Starting tomorrow, November 1, NJ TRANSIT will restore bus service on 68 bus routes in northern and central New Jersey and 18 bus routes in southern New Jersey, providing service over the entire routes with no detours or truncations. Also tomorrow, NJ TRANSIT will restore partial service on 58 bus routes in northern and central New Jersey and 17 routes in southern New Jersey that will operate with detours or truncations due to ongoing impacts from Hurricane Sandy. Northern and Central The following bus routes have been restored with full or partial service: No. 13 - Minor detour on 13N and 13C at Kingsland Rd at Washington St No. 25 - Maplewood to Newark Penn Station No. 30 - Minor detour in N. Arlington; Ridge Roadd, Sealy Street and Passaic Street No. 34 - Service to Penn Station only No. 40 - Minor detour in North Arlington on Ridge Road, Sealy Street, and Passaic Street No. 56 - Minor detour on Wood Avenue in Linden No. 58 - Minor detour on Michigan Avenue in Cranford No. 59 - Minor detour on Jersey Avenue in Elizabeth No. 65 - Minor detour on Mountain Avenue in Scotch Plains No. 66 - Minor detour on Mountain Avenue in Scotch Plains No. 67 - There will be no 67 Express trips. All local trips will start at Lakewood instead of Toms River. There will no service from Toms River to Lakewood. No. 68 - No service on Route 516. All service will start at Routes 18 and 9. No. 72 - Detour in Clifton No. 73 - Minor detour in Florham Park due to closure of Peach Tree Rd No. 74 - Detour in Passaic No. 76 - Minor detour in Belleville along Belleville Turnpike and Kearney Ave No. 83 - Major detour at Westside Industrial No. 85 - Access to Hoboken uncertain and service may end at Congress, Jersey City No. 87 - Short trips from Gates Avenue to Journal Square - no service to Hoboken No. 89 - Access to Hoboken questionable. Service can end at 19th St No. 90 - Minor detour on Washington Street in Bloomfield No. 112 - Minor detour on Jersey Ave in Elizabeth No. 115 - Regular service only, Elizabeth Ave service not operational No. 117 - Service will run parallel to Route 22 to compensate for Bus No. 114 ridership No. 121 - Trips terminate at 69th Street No. 123 - Major detour at Palisades Ave. Trip may end at Congress Street, Jersey City No. 126 - Willow/Clinton Service & Hamilton Park Eliminated - Hoboken access uncertain. No. 128 - Trips operating outside Park No. 130 - No service to Covered Bridge, morning peak service will start from Union Hill. No. 132 - No service to Jackson No. 133 - Service will start at Route 516 and Route 9. No service on Ticetown Road and Crotell Road. No. 135 - Regular service from Main and Route 34. Detour on Route 34 to Lloyd Road. No. 137 - Express trips will run as scheduled. 137 Local trips will start at Lakewood. No. 138 - Trips will start at Route 18 and Route 9. There will be no service to Spotswood. No. 139 - Regular service from Lakewood to New York on Route 9. There will be no service to Englishtown, Covered Bridge or Stone Harbor. No. 148 - Detour in Hawthorne No. 153 - No service to Linwood Park Loop - Service starts outside the park No. 158 - Major detour of north of Route 5 - Service traveling along Palisade Avenue No. 163 - Major detour in Upper Ridgewood No. 165 - Service starts at New Bridge Rail Station No. 166 - No service to Merrit Gardens- Service starts at Madison & Washington avenues No. 167 - No service north of Chestnut Bend or Harrington Park Service No. 168 - No service north of Bergen Mall. No Paramus Park Service No. 171 - Minor detour in Paterson No. 177 - No service north of Chestnut Bend, no service to Harrington Park No. 178 - Detour on Forest Avenue No. 188 - Major detour of north of Route 5 No. 191 - No access to Allwood Park & Ride No. 192 - No access to Allwood Park & Ride No. 194 - No service to Stockholm - Service begins at New Foundland No. 195 - No access to Allwood Park & Ride No. 196 - No service north of New Milford, No Skyline Drive No. 197 - No service north of New Milford, No Skyline Drive No. 199 - No access to Allwood Park & Ride No. 319 - Terminates at Toms River No. 703 - Haledon service discontinued. Service starts at Broadway Terminal No. 770 - Minor detour in Paterson No. 874 - Minor detour; E. Halsey Rd to Parsippany Rd Southern New Jersey The following bus routes will resume full service with no detours or truncations: 313, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 410, 412, 413, 414, 417, 418, 450, 451, 452, 453, 459, 455, 460 and 463. The following bus routes will resume service with detours or truncations due to ongoing impacts from Hurricane Sandy: No. 315 – No service to Stone Harbor, Avalon and Sea Isle City due to the closure of Stone Harbor Bridge. No. 317 – No service beyond Fort Dix No. 319 – No service to Atlantic City No. 409 – No service from Burlington to Trenton No. 419 – No service on York Drive and Woodland Road in Beverly No. 455 – Minor detour on Kingstown Drive No. 457 – Minor detour on Church Road between Fellowship Road and Route 38 in Cherry Hill No. 502 – No service to/from Atlantic City No. 507 – No service to/from Atlantic City and Ocean City No. 508 – No service to/from Atlantic City No. 509 – Service between Pleasantville to Somers Point only No. 551 – No service from Avandale to Atlantic City No. 552 – No service to/from Atlantic City No. 553 – No service to/from Atlantic City No. 554 – No service to/from Atlantic City No. 559 – No service to/from Atlantic City Bus service on routes not listed remains suspended until further notice. Power outages in local communities have resulted in the loss of traffic control devices critical to safe operation in some areas. Downed tree limbs and power lines continue to make many roads impassable. Personnel are in the field reviewing and assessing these conditions in order to ensure that service is restored as soon as it becomes safe to do so. Due to significant damage to the State’s public transportation network, NJ TRANSIT rail service will remain suspended until further notice. Newark Light Rail and Hudson Bergen Light Rail service also remain suspended until further notice. Rail Service: There is no estimated time for the resumption of service. Service will remain suspended until further notice. Crews continue to inspect the rail infrastructure to get a full assessment of damage: NJ TRANSIT’s Rail Operations Center—the central nervous system of the railroad—was engulfed in water, which damaged backup power supply systems, the emergency generator, and the computer system that controls the movement of trains and power supply. Local power outages have prevented NJ TRANSIT rail operations from being able to further test crossing gates and operating signals. Hundreds of downed trees have fallen across the rail system, which have caused damage to overhead wires and signal wires. There are rail washouts across the system, including on the North Jersey Coast Line, Atlantic City Rail Line as well as at Kearny Junction, the critical link which enables MidTOWN Direct service to access the Northeast Corridor. Several rail stations have sustained flood damage, including Hoboken Terminal. Morgan Drawbridge on the North Jersey Coast Line in South Amboy sustained damage from boats and a trailer that collided into the bridge. Light Rail Service: River Line resumed service starting at 3 p.m. Wednesday, operating every 30 minutes between Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden and Trenton Transit Center. Service remains suspended between Walter Rand Transportation Center and the Entertainment Center due to an ongoing power outage in downtown Camden. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, Newark Light Rail service will remain suspended until further notice. There is currently no estimated time for resumption of service. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail experienced track washouts at Port Imperial and West Side Avenue stations, as well as trees in the overhead wire in Weehawken and flooding in Hoboken. Crews continue to inspect the light rail infrastructure to get a full assessment of damage. Newark Light Rail sustained flooding in Newark Penn Station, as well as major debris damage between Newark Penn and Branch Brook Park stations. Access Link: · Access Link service will resume tomorrow, November 1, in the following regions: Region 2, which includes Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties. Region 3, which includes Atlantic, Cape May and Southern Ocean County. 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SirJokaPlaya Posted November 1, 2012 Share #29 Posted November 1, 2012 http://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=CustomerNoticeTo&NoticeId=2299 NJT Website however says something OTHERWISE........................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan833Blue Posted November 1, 2012 Share #30 Posted November 1, 2012 Well I'm happy that the NJT Buses will be back on the road tomorrow, but many routes will have detours and/or truncations due to the damage caused by Hurricane/SuperStorm Sandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs NJT459 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share #31 Posted November 1, 2012 I wonder if any NJ Transit bus drivers who were involved in shuttling people out of Atlantic City were at Obama's event in Brigantine, because he thanked those people for shuttling them out remember, some buses have to shuttle those people from Rutgers back to Atlantic City as soon as it is safe for people to return to the barrier islands including Atlantic City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go25 Posted November 1, 2012 Share #32 Posted November 1, 2012 Rail service is back starting tomorrow on a special schedule on the following lines: *Northeast Corridor between Trenton and Newark *North Jersey Coast Line between Woodbridge and Newark. Service between Woodbridge and Bay Head suspended due to extensive damage on the line *Raritan Valley Line between Newark and Raritan. No service past Raritan due to flooding and damage *Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, Main/Bergen, Pascack Valley, Port Jervis and Atlantic City rail lines remain suspended. Awaiting word from Amtrak about the tunnels to & from NY Penn Station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs NJT459 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share #33 Posted November 2, 2012 Amtrak: one of the Hudson tunnels have been cleared... Their trains (including Acela Express) will operate on a modified schedule through NYP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted November 2, 2012 Share #34 Posted November 2, 2012 Heard Academy will accept NJT Bus and Rail passes. Surprised NJT isn't doing cross-honoring with rail coming back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs NJT459 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share #35 Posted November 2, 2012 But they are honoring October monthly passes until Nov. 7th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbr40 Posted November 2, 2012 Share #36 Posted November 2, 2012 Since some of these rails line was back in service earlier had to go back to suspended due to power problem at main operation tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs NJT459 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share #37 Posted November 2, 2012 i heard a radio report that buses can now go back into Atlantic City, so the party is over at Avandale for the drivers who get an extended break on the 551 on an unrelated note: New Jersey Education Association has cancelled the Teacher Convention in Atlantic City for next week, that means more money loss for NJ Transit and no extra service/cars provided on the Atlantic City Line and school districts will make up those days from what they lost this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted November 3, 2012 Share #38 Posted November 3, 2012 But they are honoring October monthly passes until Nov. 7th Extended to the 9th now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted November 3, 2012 Share #39 Posted November 3, 2012 NJT is going to begin running peak-direction-only (inbound AMs, outbound PMs) Main & Port Jervis service this weekend, going only as far as Secaucus Lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbr40 Posted November 3, 2012 Share #40 Posted November 3, 2012 njtransit had posted a lot of pictures of rails damage on their website. Most of them are from Laurence Harbor area (between Matawan and South Amboy). I travel thru that area a lot and it look like it going to be while for North Jersey Coast line to get back on track. I guess a lot of Matawan and Middletown commuters will be suffering for long time to get to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuBus Posted November 3, 2012 Share #41 Posted November 3, 2012 Theres going some traffic in some parts due the "panic buying" of gas example when i was the 84p we could not get into hackensack plank road and had to go all the wat down to turn to 30th into back to park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs NJT459 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share #42 Posted November 3, 2012 I heard some buses were doing shuttle today for bringing people back from Rutgers in Piscataway back to Atlantic City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs NJT459 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share #43 Posted November 3, 2012 SEPTA is going to loan 30 buses to NJ Transit to assist with the commuters stranded by Sandy including on the PATH train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkD329 Posted November 3, 2012 Share #44 Posted November 3, 2012 With PATH still shut down NJT needs buses to ferry commuters from NJ to NYC. They asked SEPTA to loan them 30 buses to help in moving commuters across the Hudson. http://www.philly.co...ers_to_NYC.html Questions are: What routes will NJT establish bus shuttles to? At least one route must serve Lower Manhattan, and another route has to go to Midtown [if not, then to the PABT]. NYCTF bus fan alert: We need pictures of the SEPTA buses in action in Manhattan and maybe in Newark/Jersey City subbing for PATH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted November 3, 2012 Share #45 Posted November 3, 2012 Haven't heard of this. Sounds fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted November 3, 2012 Share #46 Posted November 3, 2012 SEPTA sending buses to help shuttle riders to NYC POSTED: Saturday, November 3, 2012, 4:02 PM Thirty SEPTA buses will head to New Jersey Sunday morning to help shuttle NJ Transit riders into New York City. The reduction in bus fleet is not expected to impact SEPTA passengers, according to a SEPTA press release. Passengers should not experience inconvenience or overcrowding, SEPTA General Manager Joe Casey said in the release. NJ Transit saw damage to its light rail and commuter rail systems. Amtrak's Hudson River Tunnels were also damaged, impacting NJ Transit's service into New York and suspending service across the state. The buses are on loan after NJ Transit requested assistance. The loan was approved by Casey and SEPTA Board Chairman Pat Deon. The chosen buses come from all eight of SEPTA's "bus districts," and recently passed a 3,000 mile maintenance inspection. A convoy of buses will head out from Conshohocken at 10 a.m. Sunday. Once at New Brunswick, N.J., the buses will be handed over to Suburban Transit, whose drivers will operate the vehicles for NJ Transit. I'd imagine that yes, some would head to the PABT. And there's that route that goes to Battery Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted November 4, 2012 Share #47 Posted November 4, 2012 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=413671&nseq=141 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted November 4, 2012 Share #48 Posted November 4, 2012 CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NJ TRANSIT TO RESUME SERVICE ON FOUR RAIL LINES SUNDAY MORNING: Marking key milestones in NJ TRANSIT’s continued recovery, the Christie Administration announced this evening that four additional rail lines would resume service effective Sunday morning. Coming on the heels of the Northeast Corridor’s return to New York Penn Station on Friday morning, the announcements continue the statewide agency’s service restoration efforts following the significant damage incurred by Hurricane Sandy earlier this week. Effective Sunday morning: North Jersey Coast Line will resume limited service to New York Penn Station, operating between Woodbridge and New York. Raritan Valley Line service will resume limited service between Raritan and Newark Penn Station. The Main/Port Jervis Line will resume limited service, with trains originating and terminating in Secaucus. The Atlantic City Line will resume normal service, operating between Atlantic City and Philadelphia. Special schedules detailing this restored service can be accessed by visiting njtransit.com “These announcements mark important milestones in NJ TRANSIT’s ongoing recovery efforts,” said Transportation Commissioner and NJ TRANSIT Board Chairman James Simpson. “While this is great news for our customers, the road to recovery continues. NJ TRANSIT crews continue working around the clock to restore service for our customers.” NJ TRANSIT advises customers of the following: Rail Service: Northeast Corridor: Remains in service between Trenton Transit Center and New York Penn Station, with the exception of service to Jersey Avenue. Service continues to operate on a special schedule. North Jersey Coast Line: On Sunday, November 4, service will resume between Woodbridge and New York Penn Station, with the exception of Avenel. Service will operate on a weekend schedule. Rail service between Bay Head and Woodbridge remains suspended. An assessment of rail infrastructure has revealed significant damage across the system, including: Morgan Drawbridge in South Amboy sustained damage from boats and a trailer that collided into the bridge. There are wires and trees down, as well as rail washouts (no ballast under the tracks), between South Amboy and Bay Head. Main/Port Jervis Line: On Sunday, November 4, service will resume operating on a special schedule. The Main Line will operate from Suffern to Secaucus making all local stops. The Port Jervis Line will operate from Port Jervis to Secaucus making all local stops via Main Line. Service between Secaucus and Hoboken remains suspended until further notice. Raritan Valley Line: On Sunday, November 4, service will resume between Raritan and Newark Penn Station only, operating on weekend schedule. On Monday, November 5, service will resume between Raritan and Newark Penn Station only, operating on special schedule. Rail service between High Bridge and Raritan remains suspended Atlantic City Line: On Sunday, November 4, service will resume operating on a Sunday schedule on November 4 and weekday schedule on November 5. Bergen Line, Pascack Valley Line, Montclair-Boonton Line and the Morris & Essex Lines: Service remains suspended. An assessment of rail infrastructure has revealed significant damage across the system, including: There is major damage due to downed trees between Summit and Millburn, as well as in Denville and Morristown. There is also overhead wire damage, including signal wires, with support poles down in Lyons and Bernardsville. In addition, rail washouts (no ballast under the tracks) occurred at Kearny Junction, where Midtown Direct service connects to the Northeast Corridor. Rail washouts also occurred at several tracks in Hoboken Terminal and at Netcong Station. Elsewhere on the rail system, local power outages have prevented NJ TRANSIT rail operations from being able to further test crossing gates and operating signals. In addition, hundreds of downed trees have fallen across the rail system, which have caused damage to overhead wires and signal wires. Several rail stations have sustained flood damage, including Hoboken Terminal. A number of rail stations throughout the system may have limited lighting and no elevator and escalator service due to power problems as a result of Hurricane Sandy. As a result, Secaucus Junction will not be ADA accessible until further notice (NJ Transit - - posted 11/03) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
161 New York Posted November 4, 2012 Share #49 Posted November 4, 2012 Report on the 161: Thankfully service has been restored. On Wednesday, I took a minibus over to Union City and called for a cab to get to work. I saw people hitch-hiking by the Lincoln Tunnel to get a ride over to New Jersey. CoachUSA/Shortline bus was running but I didn't know that they discontinued a stop in Carlstadt? Over the week in Union City buses had to go up JFK Boulevard and down Union Tpk to get to Route 3 in Secaucus as the power has been out taking out the traffic control devices. Saturday, I noticed that some parts of Union City had some electricity restored but the traffic lights needed to be reconfigured. AM reverse-peak ridership is very light, since many folks who take it are from Queens. PM-reverse peak also light over the week. Thursday PM was tough because of the HOV-3 restrictions, since the bus had to join the traffic being diverted. From radio transmissions the 190 has been on a detour due to the closing of the Route 3 E/B Service Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs NJT459 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share #50 Posted November 5, 2012 North Jersey Coast Line was suspended again this morning due to overcrowding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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