Excuses

Common excuses

18,984 Mechanical Problem 13,998 Congestion 7,574 Equipment Availability 6,690 Operational Problem 6,553 Track Maintenance 3,650 Late Train 3,469 Signal Problem 3,087 Engineer Availability 2,800 Disabled Train 2,390 Police Activity 2,002 Switch Problem 1,563 Delayed Train 1,537 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,394 Late Connection 1,314 Amtrak Track Maintenance

Newest excuses

1 Equipment Availability Congestion 1 Late Connection With Train# 4366 1 Being Held For Connection With Disabled Train 1 As Fatal Pedestrian Strike 1 Utility Outage Problem 2 Utility Work 2 Pseg Utility Work 1 Congestion With Amtrak Train #a92 1 Late Train 3850 2 Request For Police/ems Assistance 1 Congestion Caused Conrail Freight 1 Amtrak Over-head Wire Problem 1 Track-level Boarding 1 Congestion Out Of Psny 1 Late Train # 6253

The blame game

1,537 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,314 Amtrak Track Maintenance 963 Disabled Amtrak Train 898 Amtrak Switch Problem 788 Amtrak Overhead Wire Problem 572 Amtrak Track Work 498 Conrail Delair Bridge Opening 356 Late Amtrak Train 326 Amtrak Overhead Power Problem 256 Amtrak Ice Patrol 256 Amtrak Track Condition 160 Delayed Amtrak Train 141 Conrail Signal Problem 141 Amtrak Train 134 Conrail Switch Problem

Morbid

374 Trespasser Fatality 214 Trespasser Strike 206 Trespasser Incident 54 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 14 Amtrak Trespasser Incident 12 Motor Vehicle Being Struck By Train 6 Unoccupied Motor Vehicle Struck By Train 3 Vehicle Struck By Westbound Train 3 Vehicle Struck By Freight Train 3 Trespasser On/

Mother Nature

200 Weather Related Conditions 160 Winter Weather Conditions 149 Inclement Weather 141 Weather Related Problem 118 Weather-related Conditions 88 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 49 Weather-related Signal Problem 46 Inclement Weather Conditions 30 Weather Related Signal Problem 25 Severe Weather Conditions 17 Weather Related Overhead Wire Problem

Those pesky passengers

138 Heavy Passenger Travel 102 Accommodating Passengers 32 Unruly Passenger 29 Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger 26 Extra Passenger Travel 23 Request For Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger 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 3 Making Additional Stops To Accommodate Passengers 2 Unruly Passengers 2 Request For Police Assistance For Unruly Passengers

Latest alerts

June 5th, 2023 at 6:23pm: MBPJ train #1167, the 6:23 PM Suffern arrival, is up to 20 min. late due to earlier congestion from train #0057.

June 5th, 2023 at 6:20pm: MBPJ train #0055, the 7:29 PM Port Jervis arrival, is up to 15 min. late due to earlier congestion from train #1357.

June 5th, 2023 at 6:16pm: Update : M and E train #6662, the 6:18 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 25 min. late due to earlier congestion from train #0432.

June 5th, 2023 at 6:05pm: Morris and Essex train #6664, the 6:48 PM arrival into PSNY, was cancelled due to equipment availability resulting from earlier disabled train #6639. Please take train #6666, the 7:14 PM arrival into PSNY.

June 5th, 2023 at 6:01pm: Northeast Corridor; NEC train# 3953, the 5:43 PM departure from PSNY, is up to 15 minutes late due to equipment availability resulting congestion from disabled train #6639.

June 5th, 2023 at 5:55pm: Update : M and E train #0432, the 5:59 PM arrival into Hoboken, is up to 30 min. late due to earlier congestion from disabled train #6639.

June 5th, 2023 at 5:52pm: Update : MBPJ train #1357, the 5:40 PM Ridgewood arrival, is up to 20 min. late due to an earlier request for police assistance for an unruly passenger at Plauderville.

June 5th, 2023 at 5:50pm: M and E train #6643, the 6:06 PM Dover arrival, is up to 15 min. late due to congestion from late train #0643.

June 5th, 2023 at 5:35pm: M and E train #0427, the 5:49 PM Gladstone arrival, is up to 15 min. late due to earlier congestion from train #0432.

June 5th, 2023 at 5:30pm: M and E train #0643, the 5:56 PM arrival into Dover, is up to 20 min. late due to earlier congestion from train #X60.

June 5th, 2023 at 5:11pm: M and E train #0660, the 5:47 PM Hoboken arrival, is up to 15 min. late due to congestion from disabled train #6639.

June 5th, 2023 at 5:08pm: NJCL train #3266, the 6:25 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 20 minutes late due to late connection with train# 4366.

June 5th, 2023 at 5:07pm: Update: M and E train #6658, the 5:31 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 30 min. late due to congestion from disabled train #6639.

June 5th, 2023 at 5:06pm: Update : M and E train #0430, the 5:18 PM arrival into Hoboken, is up to 30 min. late due to congestion from disabled train #6639.

June 5th, 2023 at 4:48pm: M and E train #0853, the 5:36 PM arrival into Mount Olive, is up to 20 min. late due to being held for a connection with disabled train #6639.

June 5th, 2023 at 4:32pm: NJCL train #4366, the 4:41 PM arrival into Long Branch, is up to 25-minutes late due to earlier mechanical issues.

June 5th, 2023 at 4:29pm: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #3951, the 5:16 PM departure from PSNY, is cancelled due to mechanical issues. Please take train #3867, the 5:25 PM departure from PSNY and train #3265, the 5:20 PM departure from PSNY for service to Secaucus.

June 5th, 2023 at 4:25pm: M and E train #6639, the 4:40 PM Dover arrival, is cancelled at Short Hills due mechanical issues. Please take train #0853, the 5:36 PM arrival into Mt. Olive.

June 5th, 2023 at 4:16pm: M and E train #6639, the 4:40 PM Dover arrival, is currently delayed due to mechanical issues. An update will follow.

June 5th, 2023 at 4:15pm: NJCL train #3256, the 4:30 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 15 minutes late due to track maintenance in Matawan.

June 5th, 2023 at 4:06pm: MBPJ train #0049, the 4:23 PM arrival into Middletown, NY, is up to 15 min. late due to congestion from train #0066.

June 5th, 2023 at 12:49pm: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #3844, the 1:53PM arrival into PSNY is up to 25 minutes late due to congestion.

June 5th, 2023 at 7:17am: M and E Line train #0607, the 7:48 AM arrival into Dover, is up to 15 min. late due to earlier mechanical issues in Hoboken.

June 5th, 2023 at 7:15am: M and E train # 6406 the 7:28AM arrival at PSNY is cancelled at Broad St due to mechanical issues. Please take train #6612 the 7:32 AM arrival into PSNY and train # 6206 the 7:40AM arrival into PSNY.