New Jersey Has a Solution to Rail Misery: Stay Home
Riders got a preview in 2012, when hurricane damage led to 10 weeks of emergency bus and ferry service that cost the U.S. government $7.53 million.
A woman rushes to catch the NJ Transit train from New York Penn Station to Trenton, NJ on May 13, 2015 in New York City.
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For six days in July, equipment failures forced New Jersey Transit trains to share a single Hudson River tunnel, delaying Manhattan commuters as long as 90 minutes.
Such disruptions will mount even if Amtrak, the national passenger railroad that owns the century-old tracks, makes repairs and builds replacements, which could take until 2030.