It was a huge disruption to the evening commute. 'I have my 1-year-old and my wife waiting, and it's the first night of Ramadan,' Hamilton resident Muhammad Hashaam said. Crowds piled in, not knowing when the next train may be coming.

Working train lines went local to accommodate as many passengers as possible. 'We had a great day until now,' Trenton resident Dahlia Stone said. Commuters at Penn Station waited around for hours, finding any place they could sit and rest their feet. 'The train got canceled, then there was another train that we wanted to catch,' Trenton resident Saiuri Berry said. That train happened to be running on the same line as commuter trains. Sparks from the train hit nearby trees, causing brush fires in Edison, Highland Park and New Brunswick. 'I don't know when I can get home and my daughter is home alone today, so ugh,' Princeton resident George Liu said.Īccording to the Edison Police chief, a train hauling garbage caught on fire. NJ Transit officials didn’t immediately return calls for comment.Brush fires bring NJ TRANSIT line to a standstill during commute 02:24Ĭommuters at Penn Station consulted with NJ TRANSIT employees while trying to get around significant delays. “Why is a donut shop in charge of opening a train station?” asked Jerry Burke. Riders erupted at the revelation, accusing NJ Transit of not doing enough to make sure passengers can get to their trains. “If you would like to file a formal complaint, use the link below.” “NJT has spoken to the vendor multiple times,” T.B. The NJ Transit agent then revealed that it has chronic problems getting the fast food employees to open the station doors on time.

“Like previously stated, Dunkin’ Donuts is responsible for opening the doors in the morning at Hamilton station.” “Hi Steve,” someone with the initials T.B. NJ Transit riders couldn’t get into the Hamilton train station Thursday morning because a doughnut worker who was supposed to open the doors showed up late, the agency told commuters. Off the rails: NJ Transit suspends train service for the night after ‘illegal’ union sickoutĭriver hospitalized after NJ Transit train smashes into car in HackensackĬharter bus company defrauded NJ Transit out of $15M, AG says

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