It’s been called a “summer of hell” for New Jersey’s rail commuters, and the numbers back it up.
Analysis by the New Jersey Monitor found that New Jersey Transit reported 1,820 cancellations between June 1 and Aug. 31. That’s up from 1,165 cancellations in 2023, and is the second-most for that three-month period during Gov. Phil Murphy’s time in office. Only in the summer of 2020 — when Tropical Storm Isaias cause major disruptions to the NJ Transit system — were there more cancellations.
Murphy and NJ Transit leaders have put much of the blame for train troubles this summer on Amtrak, saying the federal agency has failed to keep its infrastructure updated.
