Reason #3,461 Metro-North riders are glad they don’t take New Jersey Transit each day. Our Garden State caretaker JerseyJim informs us that select lines will see 10-15 minute delays for the next few weeks thanks to a fire at the Newark Broad Street Station over the weekend.
New Jersey Transit advises:
Customers on the Morris & Essex and Montclair-Boonton lines (including Midtown Direct and Gladstone Branch customers) should expect delays of 10-15 minutes during peak periods for the next several weeks due to damage caused by a fire on Saturday, April 25.
The fire, located in a building east of Newark Broad Street Station, caused significant damage to communication equipment used to control signals and switches on the Morris & Essex and Montclair-Boonton lines.
NJ TRANSIT technicians have worked around the clock to assess the damage and restore as much signal control as possible. Unfortunately, the damage is significant and the repairs are estimated to take several weeks.
Because not having full control of signals and switches reduces the number of trains that can be dispatched, all Morris & Essex and Montclair-Boonton trains (including Midtown Direct and Gladstone Branch trains) may experience 10-15 minute delays during peak periods until repairs are completed. These delays may be exacerbated by any secondary issues that occur, such as a disabled train.
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