NJ commuters say travel into Penn Station smooth, despite closures

Record ID: 898807

  • Title: NJ commuters say travel into Penn Station smooth, despite closures
  • Date: 10th July 2017
  • Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JULY 10, 2017) (REUTERS) PENNSYLVANIA (PENN) STATION EXTERIOR NEAR 33RD STREET AND 8TH AVENUE COMMUTERS INSIDE PENN STATION VARIOUS OF SIGN READING (English): 'INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL NY PENN STATION' (2 SHOTS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMUTER, WANDA, SAYING: "Actually I got in earlier than I have been in the last month or so. So this works out fine for me." (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMUTER, DARREN LEVINE, SAYING: "Oddly enough, my train got in two minutes early this morning, so, I really don't know. If they keep it up (GIVES THUMBS UP SIGN). I hope they do. I mean usually my train gets in 10 minutes late there-ish but there's always a swing, so hopefully my line is not affected, that's all you can really do about it." VARIOUS OF COMMUTERS INSIDE PENN STATION (6 SHOTS) DEPARTURES SCREEN WIDE OF PEOPLE INSIDE PENN STATION SIGN READING (English): 'PENNSYLVANIA STATION' VARIOUS OF SIGN READING (English): 'AMTRAK REPAIR WORK AT PENN IS FORCING DISRUPTIONS FOR SOME LIRR CUSTOMERS' (3 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF COMMUTERS INSIDE PENN STATION (3 SHOTS) SIGN READING (English): '7TH AVENUE & TAXIS, AMTRAK, NJ TRANSIT, MAD SQ GDN' TO WIDE OF ESCALATORS COMMUTERS VARIOUS OF COMMUTERS (4 SHOTS) LIRR TRAIN INFORMATION BOARD EXTERIOR OF PATH TRAIN SIGN AT 33RD STREET AND 6TH AVENUE (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMUTER, FATIMA NEGARAN, SAYING: "Better than expected. It was smooth. They were telling people, informing them where to go, what to do, so they're like prepared, which is nice. I did miss my first train, though, because I wasn't aware of the schedule but I mean this is the first day, who knows. When people catch on they'll come in hordes but we'll see, we'll see. Hopefully it'll get resolved soon so we can go back to normal." VARIOUS OF COMMUTERS INSIDE PATH TRAIN STATION (2 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF HOBOKEN PATH TRAIN LEAVING (2 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF PATH TRAINS (2 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE EXITING TRAIN (3 SHOTS) SIGN READING (English): 'CROSS-HONORING FOR NJ TRANSIT.' VARIOUS OF PEOPLE EXITING TURNSTILES AT PATH STATION (3 SHOTS)
  • Embargoed: 24th July 2017 15:48
  • Keywords: New Jersey transit trains railroad commuters Penn Station PATH
  • Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016P4YA91
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Commuters got their first taste of what has been dubbed the "summer of hell" on Monday (July 10), facing potential extended delays as repair work began on railway lines into New York City's Pennsylvania Station, the busiest passenger train hub for the business capital of the United States.
    But commuters who talked to Reuters said the first day ran smoothly.
    Amtrak, which is undertaking the massive repair program, rents track and station space to New Jersey Transit and the MTA's Long Island Rail Road.
    Each railroad has devised separate contingency plans to work around the repairs, including reduced fares and alternate routes into New York including ferries, buses and PATH trains, a subway line running between Manhattan and New Jersey.
    All have canceled some routes or services into Penn Station, rerouted others, and warned commuters to expect delays on remaining trains until all tracks are up and running again. The terminal serves 600,000 riders a day.
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