NJ Transit Restores Service After Major Snowstorm

Service Resumption After Storm

• 🚆 NJ Transit has resumed limited rail and bus service following a weekend suspension due to a major snowstorm.
• 🛠️ Crews worked to clear snow and ice across the system, inspecting tracks, stations, and wires to ensure safe operations.

Hoboken Terminal Operations

• 📍 The Hoboken terminal, typically bustling on a Monday, was notably quiet in the morning but saw increased activity by the afternoon as trains and commuters returned.
• ⏰ Commuters expressed mixed feelings about the service, with some experiencing delays due to stalled trains.

Service Status and Delays

• 💡 By midday, most train lines were operational, over 80 bus lines were in service, and all light rail service was running.
• ⚠️ Some minor glitches were reported, including a track issue that has since been cleared and a significant delay where a train was stalled for nearly an hour on a bridge.
• ❄️ Amtrak was still working to unfreeze switches and clear snow on tracks that NJ Transit uses.

Official Statements and Future Schedule

• 🗣️ Governor and transit officials acknowledged the challenges but celebrated the restoration of services, calling it a feat achieved by design.
• 🚌 Dump trucks were used to clear snow around the Hoboken terminal to allow buses to resume their routes.
• 🗓️ NJ Transit will operate on a modified weekend schedule on Tuesday.
• ✈️ Newark Airport is also ramping up operations, and the PATH system is running on a weekend schedule.