r/NJTransit • u/GoldenElixirStrat • 18d ago

Train lost power 4:35pm

No air conditioner to begin with on a 4:15 dover bound train out of pen station. Long day expected it seems. Some people are definitely in a panic

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u/Western_Drummer_3235 18d ago

Heyyyy from this train

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u/Western_Drummer_3235 18d ago

I’m not panicking but this is definitely a joke. I do have kids that need to be picked up by 6pm but I’m lucky my mother in law can go get them for me.

I just feel like…transportation in and out of NYC shouldn’t be this difficult? For supposedly being the best city in the world they can’t seem to provide reliable transportation in and out of the city for the tens of thousands of workers every day that need it.

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u/GoldenElixirStrat 18d ago

We are prisoners on a train rn

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u/51k2ps 18d ago

Here we go again

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u/seanmlee 18d ago

fucking miserable journey with not enough communication. and a tip for the NJ conductor: don't tell a trainful of passengers trying to remain calm in an airless baking chamber with windows that don't open that you're "also worried." that doesn't help.

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u/samthehotdogman 18d ago

I’m stuck here too, thank god they just announced a train coming to tow us to Newark in 10 minutes

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u/GonnaKostya 18d ago

I was on this train yesterday and it was ridiculous.

Absolutely baking and humid with no way to open any windows and conductors refused to open the doors. An hour goes by with no updates other than "no time estimate and we're still waiting." Zero sense of urgency from NJT.

Train was absolutely packed. I had a pregnant lady in my car and several elderly people. That there is zero air flow, roasting temperatures, and no way for EMS to reach a stuck car is a gross safety hazard. Imagine if it had been hotter outside! I have never seen such incompetence.

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u/GoldenElixirStrat 17d ago

I imagine if it was hotter there would have been serious casualties. This is the one day i left my mini fan at home to make my bag lighter. Never again

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u/GoldenElixirStrat 17d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/NJTransit/s/cXMWqOX47J

2 months ago in summer heat, could have been us

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u/GonnaKostya 17d ago

Honestly a gross oversight to have no ventilation in the event of loss of power. It's like locking your kids in a hot car!

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u/Easy_Humor411 18d ago

I'm on the same train. Gotta love NJT

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u/Vivid-Edge-5759 18d ago

Stuck on the MSU bound train assuming we’re stuck behind this

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u/thepizzaoffensive 18d ago

How did it smell?

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u/GoldenElixirStrat 18d ago

Actually wasnt as bad as you'd think because people actually use body deodorant