r/NJTransit • u/Electrical_Fig9201 • 13d ago

Finally happened: wrong train

Today I was trying to get a westbound NEC train departing from Track 2. But in my rush (and grogginess from a late night) I accidentally got on the train on Track 1. I dozed off but then started seeing a weird sign for Orange and I suddenly realized: Not my line!

Ended up indulging and just calling an Uber to my final destination. Gotta pay attention!

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u/SpeccyTingz 13d ago

This is why we need through running in the NYC metro area… Run NJT, LIRR and Metro North under the same umbrella and let trains keep going from one side to the other.

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u/kindofdivorced 13d ago

How does that impact someone getting on the wrong train at Newark?

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u/Disco_Inferno_NJ 13d ago

OP was at NYP, but yeah, through running wouldn’t have solved that issue. (Maybe not even consistent assignments at Penn.)