Why does NJ Transit's NE Corridor line suck so bad? Can their service get any worse? (knock on wood)?

Question

WTF is wrong with NJ Transit's NE Corridor line? Every ******* day, it's the same bullshit, i.e. waiting in the freezing cold for delayed trains and then being crammed into the cars to stand up for a slow crawl all the way to NYC; that is provided that you're actually able to get on the train due to the mass of people already on board! The afternoon/evening commute is no better...again, constant delays and to top it off, the NEC lines always seem to get called last...why is that? Does the dispatcher have a grudge against people from Middlesex county? I'm just so fed up with NJ Transit's incompetence on the NEC line...and this is soemthing that I'm paying for!!!! Where is the accountability though? Who oversees NJ Transit? Are there any consumer advocacy groups for NJ Transit like the strap hangers? To NJ Transit: Please get your trains on schedule. The "we apologize for this inconvenience" wore thin a long time ago.

Answer 1

Here are some general reasons why NJ Transit's NE Corridor line suck so bad, in my opinion:

> Trains get overcrowded all the time because of the winter conditions in your area, thus trains have to carry more passengers to travel along the line.

> Trains follow certain schedules, so the longer the headways (time of one train to the next, let's say every 10 minutes instead of every 5 minutes), the tendency is more people cram the trains.

> With overloaded trains, they run much slower to keep the trains safe along the tracks. Thus, safety is the concern with your issue, not only the passengers crowding into them.

You can call the NJ Transit hotline for more information at:

1-800-772-2222

1-973-491-8797

The accountability lies on the transit agency and the passengers who frequently ride the NEC because it connects the suburbs of NJ with NYC, thus it is a very popular line that gets crowded almost all the time.