Train Riders Lost 2,000 Hours in NYC Tunnel, Bridge Mishaps
- Gateway boosters’ study details mechanical and power failures
- New Jersey Transit, Amtrak lateness spread by cascade effect
A New Jersey Transit train crosses over the Hackensack River on the Portal Bridge between Kearny and Secaucus, New Jersey.
Photographer: Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg
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Failures at the century-old Hudson River rail tunnel and its companion, a New Jersey swing bridge, chewed up almost 2,000 hours of travel time over five years, according to an analysis by replacement-project proponents.
The study, by the Gateway Program Development Corp., examined “major incident day” figures from New Jersey Transit and Amtrak, owner of the tunnel and Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River between Kearny and Secaucus, from 2014 through 2018. On 85 days, it found, glitches tied up rail travel for at least five hours.