NJ Transit restores NEC service between Trenton and NYC

NJ Transit will restore rail service this morning on the busy Northeast Corridor from Trenton Transit Center to New York Penn Station, following a service suspension on a portion of the line between Trenton and New Brunswick due to damage caused by earlier flooding. After being given the all clear from Amtrak to run test trains at night on August 30, NJ Transit completed several successful test runs and determined that rail service to and from Trenton can operate August 31; however, customers are advised to expect 10-15 minute delays on the Northeast Corridor today due to ongoing signal problems caused by the flood in Trenton. Some rail customers will still experience delays and cancellations on their lines due to ongoing flooding and storm damage at locations across the system. Customers are urged to check njtransit.com for the latest service information before traveling. "Our goal is to bring the bus and rail system back to 100 percent as soon as possible, with the understanding that Mother Nature moves at her own pace," said NJ Transit Executive Director James Weinstein. "I want to thank our customers for their patience and understanding as we work through the residual impacts of Hurricane Irene. And I want to thank NJ Transit's hard-working employees for continuing to give their all to get the job done." To give customers additional travel options, NJ Transit is offering system wide cross-honoring, enabling customers to use their ticket or pass on an alternate travel mode: rail, bus or light rail and private carrier buses.