The incident occurred because the train was going too fast as it pulled into the station. At other terminals including Penn Station, if the engineer is speeding, but fails to press a button, an automated system immediately applies emergency brakes. The NJ Transit train crash into the Hoboken station killed at least one person and injured more than 100 people. We even received $8 billion in federal funding for capital improvements, but that money went to operations and maintenance because NJ Transit is broke.
While ridership has gone up 20 percent, capital spending has gone down 19 percent. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people impacted by this transit nightmare.” “We are glad there are no more serious injuries from today’s NJ Transit derailment, but we cannot be playing Russian Roulette with our transit system. Instead of installing breaking equipment and improving our rails, the Christie Administration have cut public transit funding and put people at risk,” said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. At the same time, we have seen more equipment breakdowns because NJ Transit has failed to update our aging rail system. We are concerned that the derailment at Penn Station is the result of not updating our safety controls because the Christie Administration have played games with funding. While NJ Transit fares have been raised nine times and service has been cut, they have still not made our trains safer. “Every day NJ Transit commuters are trying to get to work on time, but it is getting harder and harder because the delays and accidents are increasing. We are also concerned that while funding has been slashed, federal funding that was supposed to go towards Positive Train Control braking systems instead went to operations and maintenance. This is the direct result of funding being slashed by 90 percent in the past 11 years. This is not a surprise because NJ Transit has 12 times more equipment failures than any other commuter train in the nation. Midtown Direct trains are going to Hoboken instead, where there are large crowds. Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley and Midtown Direct service is effected, NJ Transit said. All NJ Transit Service into and out of Penn Station was suspended as of 9:30 a.m.
Five people have been reported hurt who suffered minor injuries. Another Day, Another NJ Transit Delay: More Derailments, More ProblemsĪ New Jersey Transit train derailed today in New York City’s Penn Station near the end of the Monday morning rush hour.
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