Storm Causes Service Disruptions For Passengers At Penn Station
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Storm-related issues caused service disruptions at Penn Station for the Friday night commute.
Cancellations and delays across the board made the commute almost as messy inside as the weather outside, CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reported.
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"Normally, it's about an hour. Now, I think it's about four hours," commuter Peter Klo said.
He was one of hundreds of commuters whose service was disrupted starting around 4 p.m. after Amtrak suspended trains on the Northeast Corridor, blaming hazardous conditions and causing a ripple effect for Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit passengers.
Despite our best effort to restore service between BOS and WAS today, we have determined at this time it is not safe to do so. Hazardous conditions for our customers & crews have led us to cancel all Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor until tomorrow. We sincerely apologize.
— Amtrak Northeast (@AmtrakNECAlerts) March 2, 2018
"It's all over the place. So I'm just waiting it out. I don't really have any other options," said Kaitlin Kyle.
The options were to wait or find another way home.
Due to extreme crowding conditions at Newark Penn Station and NY Penn Station, please listen closely to station announcements and follow directions from NJ TRANSIT employees. pic.twitter.com/ItEcz0fule
— NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) March 2, 2018
For hours, transit officials urged people to use PATH. But many were railing against the system.
"They have so many problem every day, and we pay too much money for this train system for it to keep letting us down every day," Daisy Clark said.
PATH is accepting NJ Transit tickets and passes at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and NY 33rd St. Please see graphic for more information. pic.twitter.com/eE3YkcIjZO
— NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) March 2, 2018
"I don't know if I should take the PATH or if I should take a bus. I'm trying to figure out what my best bet is," Kerry Durkin said.
Just as she was planning for a long night ahead, she and other passenger good a glimmer of good news.
"I just saw it clear up again -- yay, finally! Hopefully I can get home now for the weekend," she said.
As of 9 p.m., trains were still facing up to 90 minute delays.