Excuses

Common excuses

26,604 Mechanical Problem 17,275 Congestion 12,859 Equipment Availability 8,324 Track Maintenance 6,772 Operational Problem 4,430 Signal Problem 3,953 Late Train 3,232 Engineer Availability 3,182 Disabled Train 3,114 Police Activity 2,457 Switch Problem 1,780 Crew Availability 1,729 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,696 Late Connection With Train 1,691 Late Connection

Newest excuses

16 Track Damage Sustained 1 Opening Of Oceanport Drawbridge 4 Oceanport Drawbridge Being Stuck 1 Stuck Motor Vehicle 1 Equipment Availability Today 12/1/25 1 Conrail Freight Switch Problem 1 Late Train 4632 1 Request For Police Assistance For Unattended Bag 1 Weather-related Slippery Rail Conditions 1 Excessive Slippery Rail Conditions 1 Operational Error 1 Requesting Ems For Medical Assistance 1 Request For Medical Emergency 2 Boat Striking Morgan Drawbridge 1 Opening Of River Drawbridge

The blame game

1,729 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,477 Amtrak Track Maintenance 1,055 Amtrak Switch Problem 1,009 Disabled Amtrak Train 924 Amtrak Overhead Wire Problem 584 Amtrak Track Work 577 Conrail Delair Bridge Opening 358 Late Amtrak Train 327 Amtrak Overhead Power Problem 287 Amtrak Track Condition 266 Amtrak Ice Patrol 242 Opening Of Amtrak Portal Bridge 228 Opening Of Conrail Delair Bridge 160 Delayed Amtrak Train 158 Conrail Signal Problem

Morbid

400 Trespasser Fatality 286 Trespasser Strike 207 Trespasser Incident 59 Trespasser 48 Police Attempting To Remove Trespasser 48 Amtrak Trespasser Strike 33 Amtrak Trespasser Fatality 30 Motor Vehicle Struck By Train 27 Portal Bridge Being Struck By Tug Boat 17 Police Removal Of Trespasser 15 Trespassers 15 Amtrak Trespasser Incident 13 Police Investigating Trespasser Strike 12 Police Investigating Trespasser Incident 12 Motor Vehicle Being Struck By Train

Mother Nature

205 Weather Related Conditions 160 Winter Weather Conditions 153 Inclement Weather 143 Weather Related Problem 141 Weather-related Conditions 95 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 56 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

159 Accommodating Passengers 139 Heavy Passenger Travel 40 Unruly Passenger 38 Request For Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger 34 Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger 26 Extra Passenger Travel 14 Mechanical Problem Passengers 9 Slow-speed Non-passenger Work Train Derailment 8 Heavy Passengers Travel 6 Accommodating Passengers For Cancelled Train 5 Ill Passenger 4 Accommodation Of Passengers 4 Accomodating Passengers 4 Additional Passenger Travel 4 Accommodating Passenger Travel

Latest alerts

December 18th, 2025 at 3:27pm: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #3595, the 4:09 PM from PSNY, is canceled due to equipment availability resulting from a mechanical issue. Please take train #3361, the 4:30 PM from PSNY making an additional stop at Avenel and train #3861, the 4:33 PM from PSNY.

December 18th, 2025 at 3:19pm: Morris & Essex Line; Morris and Essex Line train #6339, the 3:22 PM from PSNY, is canceled due to equipment availability resulting from a mechanical issue. Please take train #6639, the 3:26 PM from PSNY making additional stops.

December 18th, 2025 at 3:17pm: Atlantic City Rail Line; Northeast Corridor train #3165, the 4:50 PM from PSNY, is canceled due to equipment availability resulting from a mechanical issue. Please take train #3949, the 5:03 PM from PSNY making additional stops.

December 18th, 2025 at 12:26pm: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #3850, the 1:44 PM departure from Trenton, is cancelled due to a mechanical issue. Please take train #3852, the 2:12 PM departure from Trenton.

December 18th, 2025 at 9:34am: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #3234, the 10:54 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 15 min. late due to earlier mechanical issues.

December 18th, 2025 at 9:19am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6624, the 9:31 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 20 minutes late due to accommodating customers from cancelled train #6324.

December 18th, 2025 at 9:01am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6324, the 8:56 AM departure from Summit, is cancelled due to equipment availability resulting from earlier mechanical issues. Please take #6624, departing Summit at 8:56 AM today, 12/18, and making additional stops.

December 18th, 2025 at 8:15am: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #3508, the 9:12 AM departure from South Amboy, is cancelled due to equipment availability. Please take train #3230, departing at 9:12 AM today, 12/18, from South Amboy, making additional stops.

December 18th, 2025 at 8:03am: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #4315, the 8:04 AM arrival into Bay Head, is up to 20 minutes late due to a late connection with train #3215.

December 18th, 2025 at 8:01am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6614, the 8:04 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 20 minutes late due to congestion resulting from an earlier disabled train.

December 18th, 2025 at 7:59am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6314, the 8:01 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 20 minutes late due to congestion resulting from an earlier disabled train.

December 18th, 2025 at 7:56am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6610, the 7:20 AM arrival into PSNY, is cancelled at Secaucus due to mechanical issues. Please take train #6314, the 8:01 AM arrival into PSNY.

December 18th, 2025 at 7:54am: Morris & Essex Line; Morris and Essex train #6612, the 7:40 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 30 minutes late due to earlier congestion resulting from a disabled train near Newark Broad St.

December 18th, 2025 at 7:49am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6610, the 7:20 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 50 minutes late near Newark Broad St due to mechanical issues. An update to follow.

December 18th, 2025 at 7:46am: Morris & Essex Line; Morris and Essex train #6612, the 7:40 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 25 minutes late due to congestion resulting from a disabled train near Newark Broad St.

December 18th, 2025 at 7:35am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6610, the 7:20 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 40 minutes late near Newark Broad St due to mechanical issues. An update to follow.

December 18th, 2025 at 7:33am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #0408, the 7:37 AM arrival into Hoboken, is up to 20 minutes late due to earlier congestion near Newark Broad St.

December 18th, 2025 at 7:26am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6610, the 7:20 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 30 minutes late near Newark Broad St due to mechanical issues. An update to follow.

December 18th, 2025 at 7:20am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6610, the 7:20 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 20 minutes late near Newark Broad St due to mechanical issues. An update to follow.

December 18th, 2025 at 6:37am: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #3126, the 7:31 AM departure from New Brunswick, is cancelled due to equipment availability. Please take train #3712, the 7:46 AM departure from New Brunswick, making an additional stop at Newark Airport today, 12/18/25.

December 18th, 2025 at 6:10am: Main/Bergen County Line; MBPJ train #1148, the 5:52 AM departure from Suffern, is up to 15 minutes late due to earlier mechanical issues.

December 18th, 2025 at 6:07am: Main/Bergen County Line; MBPJ train #1148, the 5:52 AM departure from Suffern, is up to 15 minutes late due to mechanical issues. An update to follow.

December 18th, 2025 at 5:52am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #0308, the 6:56 AM departure from Summit, is cancelled due to equipment availability. Please take train #0408, the 7:02 AM departure from Summit, making additional stops today, 12/18/25.

December 18th, 2025 at 5:45am: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #3222, the 6:46 AM departure from Long Branch, is cancelled due to equipment availability . Please take train #3320, the 6:31 AM departure from Long Branch which will at 6:46 AM, today 12/18/25.