Panic Or Stampede May Happen Again At Penn Station, Expert Warns
A false alarm set off a stampede at Penn Station last week, and now some are worried that it could happen again – and that Penn Station is not prepared.
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A false alarm set off a stampede at Penn Station last week, and now some are worried that it could happen again – and that Penn Station is not prepared.
As frustrated passengers crowded the platforms, Amtrak police used a Taser on a suspect, which some people mistook for the sound of gunshots.
Officials in New York and New Jersey are pretty steamed about a series of services disruptions at Penn Station.
The LIRR said it will operate on a reduced morning rush-hour schedule Friday, which impacts 14 trains.
At a news conference Thursday, Amtrak's president and CEO Wick Moorman said he wanted to personally apologize to anyone inconvenienced by Monday's derailment.
In a letter to Amtrak's chairman, the New Jersey governor said he directed NJ TRANSIT to withhold funds until an independent inspection verifies Amtrak's Northeast Corridor is in a state of good repair.
MTA Acting Chairman Fernando Ferrer and Interim Executive Director Veronique Hakim penned a letter to Amrak President and CEO Charles Moorman on Wednesday.
Rail officials said it could be days before full service is restored at Penn Station following a second derailment in less than two weeks that has wreaked havoc for hundreds of thousands of commuters.
Long Island Rail Road, NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and PATH commuters were all facing delays, cancellations and other service changes Tuesday morning.
A sobering thought for commuters inconvenienced by Monday's derailment -- experts said it would have been a relatively minor event if new tunnels had been built under the Hudson.
At least five people were hurt when a NJ TRANSIT train derailed as it was pulling into Penn Station during the morning rush.
There has been a minor derailment involving a NJ TRANSIT train at Penn Station.
NJ TRANSIT riders say an out-of-service escalator has caused delays and frustration for months now.
Commuters are facing a difficult ride home Friday evening after an incoming NJ TRANSIT train was hit when an Amtrak train leaving Penn Station derailed during the morning rush hour.
Two trains clipped each other during the morning rush at Penn Station on Friday, March 24.
Commuter rail service was back for the Wednesday morning rush hour, but it was a challenging ride for some straphangers.
Metro-North is operating on a modified schedule into and out of Grand Central Terminal Wednesday.
Mass transit operations across the Tri-State are gearing up for possible changes ahead of a powerful winter storm expected to sweep the area Tuesday.
North Brunswick, New Jersey is meant to be a transit village – but the community is missing something important for that distinction.
The windy weather Thursday is causing some problems for NJ TRANSIT riders.
Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast line, Raritan Valley line and MidTown direct train service has resumed between New York City and Newark Penn Station with delays.
The crash involving two tractor-trailers and a car happened just south of Route 4 on the northbound side.
The first axle of a Metro-North train went off the tracks after it struck a fallen tree in Westchester County on Monday.
A powerful, fast-moving winter storm that could dump as much as a foot of snow before moving out of the Tri-State area caused some delays and cancellations on mass transit Thursday.
About 125 people were stuck for about two hours aboard train #3232 to New York's Penn Station outside of Matawan due to the downed wires.
