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The NEC and NJCL are backed due to that ever-popular euphemism, "trespasser incident". Someone was killed at either Woodbridge or MetroPark. No info as to accidental or suicide.
Hmmmpf! They got me again, too. Seriously, in the past 10 years I've lived in jersey, I have NEVER seen the train service this screwed up. And it only costs 25% more!!! It seems twice a week, there is SOME reason to suspend service!
Service levels since the last increase have absolutely suckd!!!
Hmmmpf! They got me again, too. Seriously, in the past 10 years I've lived in jersey, I have NEVER seen the train service this screwed up. And it only costs 25% more!!! It seems twice a week, there is SOME reason to suspend service!
Service levels since the last increase have absolutely suckd!!!
Hmmmpf! They got me again, too. Seriously, in the past 10 years I've lived in jersey, I have NEVER seen the train service this screwed up. And it only costs 25% more!!! It seems twice a week, there is SOME reason to suspend service!
Service levels since the last increase have absolutely suckd!!!
Blame the jackass who decided to kill themselves via train and have their last act be ruining thousands of peoples weekends.
It wasn't a suicide , a few engineers reporting seeing the girl playing or walking along the tracks.... which for the most part are fenced off....or hard to access.... This incident comes a day after the Long Island Railroad accident involving teens playing on the tracks and got hit by a train..... And a few Subway incidents..... Its disturbing , some of them happening along the same line in one day.... Maybe its time for a education program educating teens on the dangers of playing along Railroads.... There was also an accident involving a Teen trying to beat the train..... Maybe stiffer penalties for those who survive is needed , this region is supposed to 2x its trackage by 2040...but we need to increase our education / safety of trains.... Otherwise will turn into Japan where they have 20 Railway suicides a day in some parts..
@NJBest & GiantRutgersfan ...Yes, I know, trespasser incidents rarely are "their fault". Doesn't mean something can't be done on their part.
Nexis, yes, maybe time for some educational programs, and increased fines for trespassing that are actually enforced ... prior to "incidents".
Maybe some fencing, intrusion-detection, or other barriers need to be installed or repaired. Maybe more policing of the track areas and arrest of anyone found in sensitive areas? (Remember, the OBL info-trove showed AQ wants to attack rails!) Why aren't trespassers found before they are hit?
And maybe time to change the rules of the subsequent investigations, whereby train service takes precedence. If there was no service disruption, and the body had to lay there, unrespected, until trains were spaced further apart, it might take some of the attraction out of it as a means of suicide.
As society becomes more and more depressing, I imagine suicide is going to become more popular. Maybe we again need to have windows that open in the upper floors of our skyscrapers.
I was stuck on one of those trains for many hours. Sympathies to the family of the victim, but what a nightmare! Can't understand why the authorities couldn't move things along any faster knowing that they were holding up thousands of commuters. Tried getting off at Rahway, where we sat for an hour knowing nothing, hoping to get a cab to Metropark where I left my car. Those thieves were charging fares beyond belief, so I got back on the train and waited.
I was stuck on one of those trains for many hours. Sympathies to the family of the victim, but what a nightmare! Can't understand why the authorities couldn't move things along any faster knowing that they were holding up thousands of commuters. Tried getting off at Rahway, where we sat for an hour knowing nothing, hoping to get a cab to Metropark where I left my car. Those thieves were charging fares beyond belief, so I got back on the train and waited.
It was in many pieces , they had to be careful , then investigate....then clean the tracks and inspect the wires.... Then Open 1 track at a time , but by then the Train backlog is long over 100+ trains so it takes time and Amtrak has ROW over NJT. As for them not telling you , that's common throughout North America....there not going to tell you there's a dead person on the tracks....they should however tell you there's an incident on the tracks.... You could have walked from Rahway to Metropark...its not that hard and only 4 miles....
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Doesn't mean something can't be done on their part. 
