Agencies Point Fingers as Penn Station Chaos Is Reviewed
Neither transportation agency overseeing a tunnel under the Hudson is taking responsibility for Friday's train failure that left riders stranded for three hours. Amtrak is blaming NJ Transit. NJ...
View ArticleAfter Stampede at Penn Station, Amtrak Police Point to Security Flaws
Editors Note: This story has been updated to reflect a statement issued by Amtrak on Friday, April 21, 2017, after the story first aired. Last Friday, a chaotic stampede of passengers stormed through...
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Experts: Penn Station's Design Flaws Pose Security Risks
Panic ensued at Penn Station last Friday after unfounded reports of shots fired set off a stampede during the evening commute. The chaos has put the station under the spotlight once again, highlighting...
View ArticleSchumer Calls for Security Upgrade at Penn Station
New York State’s senior senator Charles Schumer raised concern on Sunday about the threat of international terrorism at Penn Station, as he called for beefed up security measures at the country’s...
View ArticleBig Delays Coming as Amtrak Expedites Track Work
Commuters should brace themselves for longer trips this summer, as Amtrak announced Thursday that it plans to accelerate two to three years worth of track work at Penn Station and condense it into...
View ArticleNew Jersey Commuters' Woes Continue
As the urgent need for infrastructure repairs at Penn Station pile up, New Jersey commuters will (continue to) face a world of pain. Larry Higgs, commuting reporter for NJ Advance Media, talks about...
View ArticleGateway vs ARC: Matters of Timing and Funding
The ARC tunnel, which Governor Chris Christie killed, would've cost half the price of the $24 billion Gateway Project. But Gateway aims to do more than just add a tunnel under the Hudson.Gateway...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Make School Lunch Great Again, NJ Transit Woes, JFK...
In case you missed them, hear three of our favorite segments from the week:Make School Lunch Great Again (First) | NJ Transit Woes (Starts at 35:10) | JFK Centennial (Starts at 1:00:38)The Brian Lehrer...
View ArticleGovernors Call to Privatize Penn Station
After one stampede, two derailments and countless "signal problems," the governors of New York and New Jersey called on Amtrak Thursday to find a private company to operate Penn Station and manage its...
View ArticleWould Privatizing Penn Station Solve its Problems?
Infrastructure problems at Penn Station have recently caused major delays, disrupting the commutes for tens of thousands of people, and putting a harsh spotlight on Amtrak, which owns and operates the...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo Asks President Trump For Help With 'Deplorable' Penn Station
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is asking President Trump for federal help with Penn Station, saying the "impact of its state of disrepair" is at "a tipping point."In his letter Sunday to the president,...
View ArticleSolving Commuting Woes at Penn Station and the MTA
It seems like the city's public transportation system is at a breaking point. Two derailments and other failures at Penn Station — run by Amtrak — have led to big headaches for commuters. And major...
View ArticleThree of Penn Station's 21 Tracks to be Closed this Summer
Officials allowed reporters onto Penn Station tracks for the first time Thursday to look at the repairs that need to be made to reduce future derailments and other delays.“We will be taking out ties,"...
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This is Why Your Summer NJ Transit/LIRR Commute Might Be...Challenging
After a pair of derailments (1, 2) and weeks of delays, Amtrak will be making extensive repairs to Penn Station tracks this summer.An NJ Transit train at Penn Station. Work continues on the tracks,...
View ArticleNJ Transit Plans to Spend $15 Million Offering Alternatives for Penn Station...
New Jersey Transit officials estimate 7,400 customers a day will be diverted to Hoboken this summer between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. due to work at Penn Station.At a legislative hearing Wednesday, NJ Transit...
View ArticleHere's How to Avoid Penn Station During Amtrak Work This Summer
Amtrak expects to spend eight weeks this summer, starting July 10th, doing extensive work on tracks at Penn Station. Amtrak said the work isn't because of the two derailments earlier this year (the...
View ArticleAmtrak's CEO on the 'Summer of Hell'
Wick Moorman, President and CEO of Amtrak, discusses Amtrak's repair plans for tracks in Penn Station, which will cause massive service disruptions this summer.
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Life in Black and Blue, The 'Other Box' Project,...
In case you missed them, hear three of our favorite segments from the week:Life in Black and Blue (First) | The 'Other Box' Project (Starts 24:14) | Commuters' Summer of Hell (Starts 55:24)If you don't...
View ArticleMTA Board Holds Contentious Hearing, But Has Few Subway Solutions
To say it's been a bad month for the subways is an understatement. There's daily signal problems. And no one wants to experience that nightmarish video of F train riders trapped on a train for nearly...
View ArticlePenn Station
Penn Station's current problems now have a name: "Summer of Hell." But Penn has a long history of even more serious disasters, including its destruction and re-creation before there was a Landmark's...
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