Excuses

Common excuses

27,558 Mechanical Problem 17,726 Congestion 13,481 Equipment Availability 8,404 Track Maintenance 6,779 Operational Problem 4,496 Signal Problem 3,999 Late Train 3,291 Engineer Availability 3,277 Disabled Train 3,138 Police Activity 2,552 Switch Problem 1,997 Crew Availability 1,790 Late Connection With Train 1,753 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,737 Late Connection

Newest excuses

1 Crew Availability Time Of Departure 1 Engineer's Availability 1 Mechnaical Problem 1 Accommodating Canceled Train 1 #7817 1 Originally Engineer Not Availabile 23 Damaged Amtrak Overhead Wire Infrastructure 1 Downed Overhead Wires Red Bank 5 Portal Bridge Project 1 Motor Vehicle Being Stuck Across Tracks 1 Police Activity For Trespasser Strike 1 Earlir Equipment Availability 1 Portal Bridge Cutover 4 Portal Cutover Project 1 Heavy Delays

The blame game

1,753 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,482 Amtrak Track Maintenance 1,074 Amtrak Switch Problem 1,020 Disabled Amtrak Train 974 Amtrak Overhead Wire Problem 589 Amtrak Track Work 583 Conrail Delair Bridge Opening 358 Late Amtrak Train 327 Amtrak Overhead Power Problem 288 Amtrak Track Condition 284 Amtrak Ice Patrol 242 Opening Of Amtrak Portal Bridge 242 Opening Of Conrail Delair Bridge 162 Opening Of Conrail Delair Bridge For Marine Traffic 160 Delayed Amtrak Train

Morbid

417 Trespasser Fatality 321 Trespasser Strike 207 Trespasser Incident 61 Amtrak Trespasser Strike 60 Trespasser 48 Police Attempting To Remove Trespasser 33 Amtrak Trespasser Fatality 30 Motor Vehicle Struck By Train 27 Portal Bridge Being Struck By Tug Boat 19 Police Removal Of Trespasser 17 Police Investigating Trespasser Incident 15 Trespassers 15 Amtrak Trespasser Incident 13 Police Investigating Trespasser Strike 12 Motor Vehicle Being Struck By Train

Mother Nature

205 Weather Related Conditions 160 Winter Weather Conditions 153 Inclement Weather 147 Weather-related Conditions 146 Weather Related Problem 108 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

164 Accommodating Passengers 139 Heavy Passenger Travel 43 Request For Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger 40 Unruly Passenger 36 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

March 23rd, 2026 at 4:45pm: Pascack Valley Line; PVL train #1623, the 5:15 PM arrival into Spring Valley, is up to 15 minutes late due to congestion from train #1632.

March 23rd, 2026 at 4:29pm: Atlantic City Rail Line; Raritan Valley Line train #5179, the 4:29 PM arrival into High Bridge, is up to 20 min. late due to earlier mechanical issues.

March 23rd, 2026 at 4:18pm: Pascack Valley Line; update: PVL train #1632, the 5:10 PM arrival into Hoboken, is up to 25 minutes late due to congestion from train #1621.

March 23rd, 2026 at 4:10pm: Atlantic City Rail Line; Update: Northeast Corridor train #3154, the 4:05 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 35 min. late due to earlier mechanical issues at Metuchen.

March 23rd, 2026 at 4:08pm: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #3949, the 5:03 PM from PSNY, arriving into Trenton at 6:17 PM, is canceled due to equipment availability. Please take train #3951, the 5:20 PM from PSNY, arriving into Trenton at 6:33 PM.

March 23rd, 2026 at 3:50pm: Pascack Valley Line; update: PVL train #1630, the 4:02 PM arrival into Hoboken, is up to 25 minutes late due to congestion from train #1621.

March 23rd, 2026 at 3:41pm: Pascack Valley Line; update: PVL train #1621, the 4:10 PM arrival into Spring Valley, is up to 15 minutes late due to earlier mechanical issues at Teterboro.

March 23rd, 2026 at 2:53pm: Atlantic City Rail Line; Northeast Corridor train #3855, the 3:30 PM from PSNY, arriving into Trenton at 4:54 PM, is canceled due to equipment availability. Please take train #3857, the 3:42 PM from PSNY, arriving into Trenton at 5:17 pm and making additional stops.

March 23rd, 2026 at 12:32pm: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6636, the 12:21 PM arrival in PSNY, up to 20 minutes late due to track maintenance.

March 23rd, 2026 at 11:58am: North Jersey Coast Line; Update 2: NJCL train #4344, the 11:47 AM arrival into Long Branch, is up to 30 minutes late due to an earlier mechanical issue near Point Pleasant.

March 23rd, 2026 at 8:59am: Pascack Valley Line; Update: PVL train #1616, the 8:40 AM arrival in Hoboken, is up to 45 minutes late due to earlier mechanical issues.

March 23rd, 2026 at 8:23am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6624, the 9:31 AM arrival into PSNY, is cancelled due to equipment availability resulting from earlier mechanical issues. Please take train #6628, the 10:25 AM arrival into PSNY.

March 23rd, 2026 at 8:21am: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #3223, the 9:23 AM arrival into Long Branch, is up to 20 minutes late due to an Amtrack switch issue near Secaucus.

March 23rd, 2026 at 7:51am: Morris & Essex Line; Update:M and E train #0607, the 7:48 AM arrival in Dover was cancelled due to mechanical issues in Summit. Please take train #0609, the 8:01 AM arrival in Dover.

March 23rd, 2026 at 7:27am: Main/Bergen County Line; MBPJ train #1154, the 8:14 AM arrival into Hoboken is up to 15 minutes late due to mechanical issues near Ramsey Route 17 Station. An update to follow.

March 23rd, 2026 at 7:21am: Montclair-Boonton Line; Update: MOBO train #6213, the 6:37 AM departure from PSNY, arriving at MSU at 7:41 AM, is up to 30 minutes late due to equipment availability resulting from an earlier signal issue.

March 23rd, 2026 at 7:12am: Northeast Corridor; Update: NEC train #3704, the 6:54 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 30 minutes late due to an Amtrak switch issue near Secaucus.

March 23rd, 2026 at 6:23am: Montclair-Boonton Line; MOBO train # 1000, the 7:43 AM arrival into Hoboken Terminal, is up to 15 minutes late following earlier mechanical issues.

March 23rd, 2026 at 6:21am: Pascack Valley Line; PVL train #1618, the 7:48 AM departure from Spring Valley, scheduled to arrive at Hoboken at 8:55 AM, is cancelled due to mechanical issues. Please take train #1620, the 8:03 AM departure from Spring Valley, scheduled to arrive at Hoboken at 9:10 AM, making additional stops.

March 23rd, 2026 at 6:08am: Montclair-Boonton Line; MOBO train #1000, the 6:06 AM departure from Lake Hopatcong is up to 15 minutes late due to mechanical issues. An update to follow.

March 23rd, 2026 at 6:03am: Pascack Valley Line; PVL train #1618, the 7:48 AM departure from Spring Valley, scheduled to arrive at Hoboken at 8:55 AM, is cancelled due to mechanical issues. Please take train #1620, the 8:03 AM departure from Spring Valley, scheduled to arrive at Hoboken at 9:10 AM.

March 22nd, 2026 at 8:21pm: Raritan Valley Line; RVL train #5532, the 8:15 PM scheduled arrival to Newark Penn Station is up to 20 minutes late due to congestion from Conrail freight.

March 22nd, 2026 at 5:21pm: Pascack Valley Line; Update : PVL train #2119, the 5:26 PM scheduled arrival to Spring Valley is up to 35 minutes late due to congestion from train #2118.

March 22nd, 2026 at 5:04pm: Pascack Valley Line; Update : PVL train #2118, the 5:20 PM scheduled arrival to Hoboken, is up to 35 minutes late due to earlier congestion from train #2117.