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Fed up with the delays due to heat and other issues, NJ Transit riders took to social media to vent their frustrations during their evening commutes.
Multiple riders on Thursday complained about trains not having air conditioning while others said their trains were delayed for over an hour or outright cancelled on a day where record heat has blanketed the area.
“NJ Transit trains have no AC,” one person wrote on Facebook. “How do I know? I was on it ... for almost an hour longer than I should have been.”
“I been waiting outside in the heat for 25 minutes for a train that was supposed to leave here 15 minutes ago,” a person on X wrote. “To top it off, the train that was supposed to be here before my train never even showed up.”
North Jersey Coast Line, Morris and Essex, Gladstone Branch and Montclair-Boonton line rail service was subject to up to 90-minute delays as of 8 p.m. while all other NJ Transit rail service was seeing delays of up to 60 minutes.
Multiple trains were cancelled “due to the impact on the equipment, related to the extreme temperatures,” NJ Transit said.
Morris and Essex, Gladstone Branch and Montclair-Boonton line rail service in and out of Hoboken Terminal had resumed following earlier signal issues at Lower Hack Bridge, the agency said.
ABC reported, citing NJ Transit, that the temperature inside New York Penn Station reached 148 degrees on Thursday because the systems don’t work in heat of his magnitude.
“I just survive as usual, but I’m literally moving out of New Jersey to avoid NJ Transit.” one rider told the outlet inside the station. “I’m moving to New York City next month so I don’t have to deal with this.”
An NJ Transit spokesperson could not immediately be reached for comment, nor could officials from the governor’s office. The delays come the day after NJ Transit’s annual fare increase went into effect.
Officials warned commuters Thursday morning that extreme heat could cause problems. They cited the need to reduce speeds because high temperatures can cause tracks to expand and overhead power lines to sag.
The advisory comes during a busy travel period ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, when ridership is expected to increase. During a heat wave in July 2024, NJ Transit canceled dozens of trains over a two-day period.
Reporters Nicolas Fernandes and Larry Higgs contributed to this report.
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