Commuter Platform (Northern New Jersey)

In an attempt to placate what I will only describe mildly as ‘irate’ customers, NJ Transit put out a Customer Notice yesterday describing the circumstances around the cancellation of many ...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2010/07/if-you-cant-take-heat-get-out-of.html

Well, they did it. Not sure who they (The Board) are but they approved a 25% fare hike. That should just fix everything, right?!?! I'm guessing the NJT board just gave themselves a 25% raise! ...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2010/05/take-and-take-and-take.html

She goes on to describe her heritage by who married who and what this one’s last name was versus what someone else’s last name is and what that makes her. But in all honesty, the loud and lon...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2010/02/talkin-talkin-talkin.html

I love it when as a customer I find out about potential fare hikes and service cuts through the local news and not directly through NJ Transit. Putting that aside, NJ Transit claims less funding ...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2010/02/potential-fare-hikes-in-2010.html

One track into NY again! Signal problems again! Amtrak overhead wire issues again! Blame it on what you want. It still affects your service and overall image. Eldridge Cleaver said it perfectly, ...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2010/02/2-hour-commutes-on-multiple-occassions.html

Do a Facebook group or person search using NJ Transit as the keyword phrase and see the amount of members who are as frustrated with NJ Transit as I am!

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/10/facebook.html

For most of us the smell of chimneys, shorter days, apple cider, and the falling of beautifully colored leaves means fall. For us riders of NJ Transit's Montclair-Booton line, it also means train...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/10/autumn-foliage.html

Okay, so yes NJ Transit creating a train that goes to Giants Stadium/Izod center is a great thing. The fact that it doesn't come or go directly to/from NY Penn Station, not a good thing. The serv...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/10/ill-put-my-hand-up-for-high-five-but.html

First the escalator on east side entry/exit way of the 1st and 2nd track has been out of order for over a month now and nothing says a good Thursday commute home like when the NJ Transit TV sc...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/10/is-penn-station-falling-apart.html

Stand By, Stand By, Stand By, Boarding with 5 minutes before departure and then they post us to track 10. Chaos ensues! Lovely start to the Monday evening commute. Oh and then the 618 is cancelle...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/07/murphys-law.html

The broadcast stations switched over to their digital feed on June 12th and the week before the TV Monitors in Penn Station that provide train and track information mysteriously malfunctioned. Co...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/06/early-broadcast-digital-transition.html

"We Apologize for the Inconvenience and Thank You for your Patience" I've even been on trains where you can tell that even the conductors are embarrassed by the routine issues that plague NJ Tra...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-slogan.html

NJ Transit announced that there won't be a 2009 far hike. Perhaps they saw through all of their poor service, shoddy timeliness, and unchanging and uncooperative scheduling and realized that they...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/06/jump-for-joy.html

I once emailed NJT as to why the Montclair train always seemed to have to stop in its tracks to allow other trains, not just Amtrak trains to go by. The Amtrak right-of-way is another topic that ...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-once-emailed-njt-as-to-why-montclair.html

I love how earlier this year the lovely 618 Montclair train out of NY had a problem with one of its bathrooms so much that riders could not sit in that car due to the awful stench of urine. When ...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/03/stench-of-nj-transit.html

We've all wondered it. A lot of us have even sent emails inquiring about it. Some of us have searched the web. A few some are oblivious, but if you're one of the many wondering why the train lose...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/03/same-ole-story-with-twist.html

The # of trains into and out of NYC and Hoboken is uneven! If we look at the # of riders and the # of trains, there's an uneven distribution heavily advantageous to Hoboken! With more commuters g...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/01/morrise-essex-vs-montclair-booton.html

The train and its service are slow enough. The last thing riders going beyond Walnut Street need is any longer of a commute. The majority of you sit in the back of the train whereby more than th...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/01/walnut-street-commuters.html

Grand Central has a Michael Jordan's Steakhouse. Penn Station has a Houllihan's with cochroaches (I've seen them). GC has the Oyster Bar. Penn Station has sushi take out. GC has high end shops. P...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/01/penn-station.html

As we near the ten year mark on the attacks of the World Trade Towers and solemnly look back on the events of that day and the days surrounding, I remember taking the vow to "Never Forget". Whil...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2009/01/decade-later-what-i-cant-hear-you.html

Skipping one station stop does not make a train an Express! Getting from point A to point B considerably faster than the typical train is an express. Why isn’t there truly an express train an...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2008/09/longest-express.html

Here’s a typical situation. I’m in NY Penn Station and there are delays and train issues with all NJ Transit. My train is not due to leave for 20 minutes. What do I do? Maybe I can get to Sec...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2008/09/no-options.html

All of the evening trains are at off times. People who leave work at 5pm have to wait until 5:45pm to catch a train, which leaves 45 minutes of travel time between one’s office and Penn Station...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2008/09/escape-from-new-york.html

It has to be some sort of safety issue to have trains filled with people in the aisles and in between the cars. How could we all evacuate quickly and safely with the aisles completely filled with...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2008/09/too-close-for-comfort.html

Back when I first started taking this line (from Watchung Ave.) there was a 7:14am train that was supposed to get you into New York around 8am. Schedule changes have since moved this train earlie...

http://commuterplatform-nnj.blogspot.com/2008/09/early-bird-catches-train.html