Massive Amtrak, NJ Transit delays

Uber price gouging needs to be banned. $400 for a ride across the Hudson is INSANE.

Uber is so ridiculous, charging 100$ to drive like 20 mins

Two tunnels take EVERY train in and out of this city. During hurricane Sandy, these two tunnels completely flooded. They are both in EXTREME levels of disrepair. In May of 2014, Amtrak announced that by 2034 one or both tunnels would need to be shut down. This section was built in 1904, and the electrical supply lines were added in 1908. Since that day, minor daily repairs are all that have been completed. The electrical system is old, and when it goes out needs to be checked fuse by fuse by a person on the line. The tunnel itself is also crumbling and decaying, creating water leaks in particular areas. They were asking for assistance in 2014, and were ignored. NYS began plans immediately. Creating two new tunnels that run parallel to these two. When they open, closing these two for a full renovation and repair. This would mean that we would end with 4 functioning tunnels, and a lot less daily stress. This was placed in front of the funding approval board for NY, NJ, AMTRAK, and the Federal Government in 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2021. They hit a MAJOR SNAG, New Jersey doesn’t want to pay. The tunnel does come out onto their land, but they disagreed with every amount proposed. In 2022 The USDOT, AMTRAK, and state of NY HAD to move forward without funding approval from NJ. If NY goes into debt, it’s better than a tunnel collapsing as people are entering or leaving our city. Now, the new tunnels have been under construction- they are still about 8 years from being completed. It may sound awful, but it is my genuine belief that everything is done EFFICIENTLY, and calmly regarding these two tunnels. If ANYONE has a problem with the fact that they are malfunctioning, then they haven’t been paying attention. They should call their NJ state representatives. If you think ANYONE is going to jump through a hoop just to, what, get you home? Grow up. It’s not going to happen.

His wife isn't answering his calls? 1:15 poor guy

Wait for congestion pricing takes effect hell will break loose

also....another fare hike is on the way....thanks.

what NY needs is a high speed rail over the hudson

Path over 33rd is pack. So is Port Authority. What do you do? Check the Path over WTC. If packed, take a ferry service over to Hoboken (and probably better off). Pay the $10 to save 2 hours.

It’s like that in the UK when overhead wires are down or stolen and it causes lots of delays and disruptions to rail services.

And I know for a fact in the NJ Transit waiting area, there’s nowhere to sit except on the floor. All the benches were taken out years ago. It stinks that Uber price gouges at times like these, too.

For those who hate trains. Well, when this happens and the trains disappear, the highways become so saturated that no one can enter or leave New York. And even if the highway had two million lanes it would still be jammed (although with a highway that big there would be no buildings to go to). This is what happens when you ignore public transportation for decades.

Uber price gouging should be criminal!

Although I wasn't there, it shouldn't be that hard to take the 1 train from 34th Street-Penn Station to WTC Cortlandt, then get on the PATH from there to Newark Penn or Hoboken unless NJTransit train services got very messed up even from those stations in NJ from staging like over 70% of their trains at Sunnyside yard for the evening rush and got trapped in NYC because of Amtrak's emergency tunnel closures.

Amtrak sucks. I took the 11:40am train on 2/25/2024 from Miami to NY and was supposed to arrive about 730pm on 2/26/2024. Did not arrive until almost midnite because of delays (freight train broke down about an hour after leaving Miami) and one of the sleeper cars catching on fire as it approached the DC station. They kept everyone on the train for about one and half hours and would not give us any information unless asked. The major problems for Amtrak is the tracks that are used does not belong to them but to the freight train companies and the government pays to use these lines. The frieght trains have prioprity over Amtrak. In other words if there are several frieght trains on a certain line along with Amtrak at the same time, Amtrak has to wait until those trains pass before continuing. That's one main reason why they're always behind schedule. The second, Amtrak is still stuck in 1970s and no effort by the Fed or State governments to improve. If the train engine is turned off as it was in DC, there is no way to flush the toilets and air conditioning does not work. It also ran out of water for the toilets, so imagine being on a train from DC to NY Penn Station and smelling the toilets.

This is exactly why I took a pay cut NOT to work in New York City. That place is a death trap if something goes wrong. Best decision I ever made.

Even for NJ Transit? Anything is bad for NJ Transit.

It’s going to get worse after congestion pricing starts next month.

Wait till this is done deliberately Just shows we could never go all electric

Natasha looking fly 💕

2:30 is that a minecraft villager