This Week Has Been a Nightmare for New Jersey Transit Users
- Busiest line missing cars for peak evening service, data show
- Railroad blames crew absences, technology project for crowding
A New Jersey Transit train arrives at Pennsylvania Station in Newark, New Jersey.
Photographer: John Taggart/Bloomberg
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While New Jersey Transit blamed crew shortages and a rail-safety project for a nightmare commuting week, a union warned that passengers on some cars are at risk of falling through open rear doors at high speed.
The nation’s second-biggest commuter railroad canceled at least two dozen trains this morning, forcing mostly New York City-bound riders to stand or take later service, and at least 1,500 seats will be cut during tonight’s evening rush hour, according to data obtained by Bloomberg.