News 12 New Jersey, Edison, NJ 6/21/24
State lawmakers call on Gov. Murphy, President Biden to address Amtrak, NJ Transit issuesThis was at least the fourth significant set of delays for NJ Transit in less than a month.
Frustrated riders and lawmakers are demanding action to fix the ongoing issues with New Jersey Transit and Amtrak.The transit agencies saw multiple rail line suspensions and delays this week due to overhead wire issues and power outages along the Northeast Corridor. What happens up north has an effect down the New Jersey coastline. There are many people caught up in the delays trying to get back home to Monmouth County.“It was impossible. There were no trains, Penn Station was packed. The only other option was to sit at Port Authority and hope you were one of 55 to make a bus,” says transit rider Frank Stancampiano.