WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators, rejecting a White House demand to privatize Amtrak, yesterday proposed a $11.4 billion reform plan that would provide operating subsidies, debt relief and funding to upgrade the national passenger rail system during the next six years.
The measure, expected to be approved today by the Senate Commerce Committee, […]

So what was the excuse for the NJT delay last night?
The trains came into Newark (after 6:00 when I got there) packed & delayed. (Not to say the animals of Newark didn’t push & shove dozens of more sweaty bodies onboard…I just couldn’t deal last night.) When I finally got on […]

As we approach August, a few thoughts ……..
Thou shalt not……..
? Speak loudly on thy cell phone or otherwise disturb others
? Groom thyself in public?this includes makeup, hair combing, changing clothes, picking your nose, ears or teeth, taking out your prosthetic eye, etc.
? Be argumentative and rude when another paying passenger wishes to sit down. This includes sighing, crumbling, […]

Now I could have described the following without a picture but there is no friggin way that you would believe me or at least thing I wasn’t telling a slight fabrication. This is no joke people. There are huge people out there and we really need to protect ourselves.
If you don’t know by […]

I submitted the following to NJ Transit customer service. Let’s see what they have to say for themselves. It was appalling to see:
I would like to hear from someone at NJ Transit regarding an incident on July 26, 2005 on track #8 at Penn Station for the scheduled North East Corridor train #3869 […]

Every morning on NJ Transit trains (at least the ones I’m on) we pull into Penn Station and an announcement comes on the ‘IC’ (if you are lucky to be in a car with a functioning speaker) - “please exit the train at the nearest door as the train is going to the yard.” […]

Hallitubes” - high-speed transit system with terrorist-resistant features proposed.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. A grassroots anti-congestion initiative headed by Attorney Greg Maizlish advocates rider-agility-based electric vehicle commuting through thin, low-elevated tubes. Twenty other referendum measures combat road delays with new technologies as part of a California Proposition plan.
Hallitubes could siphon enough commuters […]

Ugh the train seems to got slower in this heat if you can believe it. Last night I took what was supposed to be the 5:37 train and ended up being like 5:50 because they had mechanical problems and had to cut the power off of two cars. Great now on top of being late […]

I don’t have a commuting story today, because I haven’t even left my house (don’t have to work today) but I was watching the news and 3 london train stations and a bus have been evacuated because a back pack exploded but there have been no reported injuries or fatalities. Just in 1 injury on […]

Yep, today is Ripper’s birthday and I want to thank NJ Transit for my first present. They had the thoughtfulness to bring me a life size Indian to sit next to me. Now I know all of you are jealous but it gets better. This must be a new model or something […]