Excuses

Common excuses

25,873 Mechanical Problem 16,920 Congestion 12,291 Equipment Availability 8,212 Track Maintenance 6,768 Operational Problem 4,344 Signal Problem 3,895 Late Train 3,182 Engineer Availability 3,109 Disabled Train 3,083 Police Activity 2,414 Switch Problem 1,726 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,714 Crew Availability 1,679 Late Connection 1,632 Late Connection With Train

Newest excuses

1 Slow-speed Non-revenue Passenger Train Derailment 1 Slow-speed Derailment Of Non-passenger Work Train 1 Overhead Amtrak Power Problem 1 Acommdating Customers 1 Engineer Not Available 1 Trespasser Striker 1 Police Investigating Trespasser 2 Police Attempting To Remove Trespassers 1 Request For Medical Assistance For Ill Customer 1 Late Nj Transit Extra Train 1 Police Removing Trespasser 1 Schedule Adjustments 10 Emergency Bridge Repairs 1 Weather-relate Signal Problem 1 Conrail Problem

The blame game

1,726 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,469 Amtrak Track Maintenance 1,030 Amtrak Switch Problem 994 Disabled Amtrak Train 907 Amtrak Overhead Wire Problem 584 Amtrak Track Work 563 Conrail Delair Bridge Opening 358 Late Amtrak Train 327 Amtrak Overhead Power Problem 282 Amtrak Track Condition 264 Amtrak Ice Patrol 242 Opening Of Amtrak Portal Bridge 222 Opening Of Conrail Delair Bridge 160 Delayed Amtrak Train 158 Conrail Signal Problem

Morbid

390 Trespasser Fatality 283 Trespasser Strike 207 Trespasser Incident 59 Trespasser 48 Police Attempting To Remove Trespasser 47 Amtrak Trespasser Strike 33 Amtrak Trespasser Fatality 30 Motor Vehicle Struck By Train 27 Portal Bridge Being Struck By Tug Boat 15 Trespassers 15 Amtrak Trespasser Incident 14 Police Removal Of Trespasser 12 Motor Vehicle Being Struck By Train 10 Police Investigating Trespasser Incident 9 Police Investigating Trespasser Strike

Mother Nature

204 Weather Related Conditions 160 Winter Weather Conditions 152 Inclement Weather 143 Weather Related Problem 134 Weather-related Conditions 92 Weather-related Problem 73 Impacts Of Yesterday's Inclement Weather 68 Extensive Weather-related Damage To Catenary Pole 63 Extreme Weather Conditions 62 Weather Conditions 55 Weather-related Signal Problem 46 Inclement Weather Conditions 31 Weather Related Signal Problem 25 Severe Weather Conditions 25 Weather-related Overhead Wire Problem

Those pesky passengers

157 Accommodating Passengers 139 Heavy Passenger Travel 40 Unruly Passenger 34 Request For Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger 34 Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger 26 Extra Passenger Travel 14 Mechanical Problem Passengers 8 Heavy Passengers Travel 6 Accommodating Passengers For Cancelled Train 5 Ill Passenger 4 Accommodation Of Passengers 4 Additional Passenger Travel 4 Accommodating Passenger Travel 3 Making Additional Stops To Accommodate Passengers 3 Accomodating Passengers

Latest alerts

September 28th, 2025 at 2:57pm: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #7257, the 4:07 PM departure from PSNY, is cancelled due to equipment availability. Please take train #7261, the 5:07 PM departure from PSNY.

September 28th, 2025 at 2:56pm: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #7849, the 3:36 PM arrival into Trenton, was cancelled due to equipment availability resulting from engineer availability at scheduled time of departure. Please take train #7851, the 4:23 PM arrival into Trenton.

September 28th, 2025 at 2:35pm: Morris & Essex Line; Morris and Essex Line train #6928, the 3:05PM departure from Dover, will resume service from Dover to Penn Station New York, due to ongoing repairs following a slow-speed non-revenue passenger train derailment at Summit Station.

September 28th, 2025 at 1:09pm: Main/Bergen County Line; MBPJ train #0076, the 1:24 PM arrival to Hoboken, is up to 15 minutes late due to congestion from late train resulting from engineer availability.

September 28th, 2025 at 12:29pm: Main/Bergen County Line; MBPJ train #0073, the 1:49 PM arrival to Port Jervis, is up to 45 minutes late due to congestion from late train resulting from engineer availability.

September 28th, 2025 at 12:24pm: Main/Bergen County Line; MBPJ train #0076, the 1:24 PM arrival to Hoboken, is up to 20 minutes late due to congestion from late train resulting from engineer availability. An update to follow.

September 28th, 2025 at 12:18pm: Main/Bergen County Line; MBPJ train #1715, the 12:40 PM arrival to Suffern, is up to 35 minutes late due to congestion from late train resulting from engineer availability. An update to follow.

September 28th, 2025 at 12:13pm: Main/Bergen County Line; MBPJ train #0073, the 1:49 PM arrival to Port Jervis, is up to 30 minutes late due to congestion from late train resulting from engineer availability. An update to follow.

September 28th, 2025 at 11:19am: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #7841, the 12:14 PM departure from PSNY was cancelled due to the originally scheduled engineer availability at the time of departure. Please take train #7845, the 1:14 PM departure from PSNY.

September 28th, 2025 at 10:39am: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #7824, the 11:34 AM arrival into PSNY was cancelled at Trenton due to engineer availability at the time of departure. Please take train #7826, the 11:48 AM arrival into PSNY.

September 28th, 2025 at 10:13am: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #7837, the 11:14 AM departure from PSNY, was cancelled due to crew availability at the time of departure. Please take train #7839, the 12:01 PM departure from PSNY.

September 28th, 2025 at 9:19am: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #7833, the 10:14 AM departure from PSNY is cancelled due to engineer availability at the time of departure. Please take train #7839, the 12:01 PM departure from PSNY.

September 28th, 2025 at 8:35am: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #7820, the 9:02 AM departure from Trenton is cancelled due to engineer availability at the time of departure. Please take train #7822, the 9:18 AM departure from Trenton.

September 28th, 2025 at 6:59am: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #7821, the 7:14 AM departure from PSNY, is cancelled due to earlier mechanical issues. Please take train #7825, the 8:14 AM departure from PSNY.

September 28th, 2025 at 6:03am: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #7804, the 5:01 AM departure from Trenton, was cancelled due to crew availability at time of departure. Please take train #7808, the 5:58 AM departure from Trenton.

September 27th, 2025 at 8:52pm: Atlantic City Rail Line; ACRL train #4687, the 9:25 PM arrival into Atlantic City, is up to 40 minutes late due to earlier Conrail Delair Bridge opening.

September 27th, 2025 at 6:56pm: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #0736, the 6:50 PM departure from Gladstone, will operate local to Summit following earlier service disruption.

September 27th, 2025 at 1:13pm: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #7632, the 1:14 PM departure from Rahway, was cancelled due to engineer availability at the time of departure. Please take train #7836, the 1:47 PM departure from Rahway.

September 27th, 2025 at 1:05pm: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #7632, the 1:14 PM departure from PSNY, was cancelled due to engineer availability at the time of departure. Please take train #7836, the 1:47 PM departure from PSNY.

September 27th, 2025 at 11:01am: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #7637, the 11:07 AM departure from PSNY, was cancelled due to engineer availability at the time of departure. Please take train #7837, the 11:14 AM departure from PSNY.

September 27th, 2025 at 10:55am: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #7224, the 10:06 AM departure from Long Branch, was cancelled due to engineer availability at the time of departure. Please take train #7241, the 12:07 PM departure from Long Branch.

September 27th, 2025 at 9:54am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #0717, the 10:15 AM departure from Summit to Gladstone, is cancelled due to a slow-speed derailment of a non-passenger work train at Summit Station.

September 26th, 2025 at 9:25pm: Morris & Essex Line; Morris and Essex train #0451, the 10:50 PM departure from Hoboken, is cancelled due to equipment availability. Please take train #0453, the 11:56 PM departure from Hoboken.

September 26th, 2025 at 9:23pm: Morris & Essex Line; Update: Morris and Essex train #0434, the 9:28 PM arrival to Hoboken, was cancelled at Bernardsville due to a request for police assistance for an unruly customer. Please take train #0438, the 11:02 PM arrival to Hoboken.