Excuses

Common excuses

28,072 Mechanical Problem 18,014 Congestion 13,810 Equipment Availability 8,537 Track Maintenance 6,789 Operational Problem 4,525 Signal Problem 4,050 Late Train 3,308 Engineer Availability 3,290 Disabled Train 3,178 Police Activity 2,575 Switch Problem 2,081 Crew Availability 1,885 Late Connection With Train 1,785 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,747 Late Connection

Newest excuses

15 Newark Draw Bridge Being Stuck 2 Late Train # 7269 1 Amtrak Brush Fire 1 Police Investigating Juvenile Trespasser 3 Police Investigating Trespasser Fatality 1 Late Connection With #4352 1 Congestion Neat Egg Harbor 1 Accommodating Passengers Form Cancelled Train 3 Track Work – Saturday 2 Opening Of Newark Draw Bridge 1 Equipment Availability Form Mechanical Problem 1 Police Investigating Freight Train Trespasser Strike 1 Police Investigation For Trespasser 1 Opening Of Oceanport Bridge For Marine Traffic 1 Opening Of Ocean Port Bridge For Marine Traffic

The blame game

1,785 Amtrak Signal Problem 1,490 Amtrak Track Maintenance 1,089 Amtrak Switch Problem 1,022 Disabled Amtrak Train 981 Amtrak Overhead Wire Problem 589 Amtrak Track Work 587 Conrail Delair Bridge Opening 358 Late Amtrak Train 328 Amtrak Overhead Power Problem 296 Amtrak Track Condition 284 Amtrak Ice Patrol 254 Opening Of Conrail Delair Bridge 242 Opening Of Amtrak Portal Bridge 168 Opening Of Conrail Delair Bridge For Marine Traffic 161 Conrail Signal Problem

Morbid

419 Trespasser Fatality 334 Trespasser Strike 207 Trespasser Incident 61 Amtrak Trespasser Strike 60 Trespasser 49 Police Attempting To Remove Trespasser 33 Amtrak Trespasser Fatality 30 Motor Vehicle Struck By Train 27 Portal Bridge Being Struck By Tug Boat 21 Police Investigating Trespasser Incident 19 Police Removal Of Trespasser 15 Police Investigating Trespasser Strike 15 Trespassers 15 Amtrak Trespasser Incident 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

171 Accommodating Passengers 139 Heavy Passenger Travel 45 Request For Police Assistance For Unruly Passenger 41 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

May 27th, 2026 at 7:10pm: Main/Bergen County Line; MBPJ train #1171, the 7:22 PM arrival into Suffern, is up to 15 minutes late due to an earlier request for police assistance at Ridgewood.

May 27th, 2026 at 6:50pm: Raritan Valley Line; RVL 5445, the 6:33 PM departure from Newark Penn Station, scheduled to arrive in Raritan at 7:36 PM, was cancelled due to mechanical issues. Please take train #5747, the 7:12 PM departure from Newark Penn Station scheduled to arrive in Raritan at 8:10 PM.

May 27th, 2026 at 6:48pm: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6651, the 7:06 PM arrival into Dover, is up to 15 minutes late due to an earlier track condition near Millburn.

May 27th, 2026 at 6:33pm: Montclair-Boonton Line; MOBO train #1009, the 7:19 PM arrival into Dover, is up to 15 minutes late due to a mechanical issue.

May 27th, 2026 at 6:24pm: Raritan Valley Line; RVL train #5737, the 6:55 PM arrival into High Bridge, is up to 15 minutes late due to earlier congestion from a Conrail freight train.

May 27th, 2026 at 6:23pm: Raritan Valley Line; RVL train #5439, the 6:46 PM arrival into Raritan, is up to 15 minutes late due to earlier congestion from a Conrail freight train.

May 27th, 2026 at 5:06pm: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #3260, the 5:28 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 20 minutes late due to congestion from train #3860.

May 27th, 2026 at 3:37pm: Morris & Essex Line; Update: M and E train #0423, the 4:13 PM arrival into Gladstone, is up to 20 minutes late due to an earlier request for police assistance.

May 27th, 2026 at 1:26pm: Atlantic City Rail Line; ACRL train #4624, the 1:43 PM arrival into Philadelphia 30th Street, is up to 15 minutes late due to congestion from train #4627.

May 27th, 2026 at 1:11pm: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #6640, the 1:27 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 15 min. late due to track maintenance.

May 27th, 2026 at 11:49am: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #4331, the 12:10 PM arrival into Bay Head, is up to 15 minutes late due to late connection with train #3231.

May 27th, 2026 at 11:23am: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #3231, the 11:25 AM arrival into Long Branch, is up to 15 minutes late due to track maintenance.

May 27th, 2026 at 10:58am: North Jersey Coast Line; Update: NJCL train #3234, the 10:54 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 25 minutes late due to track maintenance.

May 27th, 2026 at 10:55am: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #3835, the 12:14 PM arrival into Trenton, is up to 20 minutes late due to single tracking in and out of PSNY resulting from signal issues.

May 27th, 2026 at 10:53am: Montclair-Boonton Line; MOBO train #6233, the 11:27 AM arrival into MSU, is up to 15 minutes late due to single tracking in and out of PSNY resulting from signal issues.

May 27th, 2026 at 9:54am: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #4323, the 10:08 AM arrival into Bay Head, is up to 15 minutes late due to track maintenance.

May 27th, 2026 at 9:36am: Atlantic City Rail Line; ACRL train #4616, the 10:00 AM arrival into Philadelphia 30th Street, is up to 15 minutes late due to track maintenance.

May 27th, 2026 at 9:10am: North Jersey Coast Line; NJCL train #3223, the 9:23 AM arrival into Long Branch, is up to 15 minutes late due to track maintenance.

May 27th, 2026 at 6:55am: Main/Bergen County Line; MBPJ train #1252, the 7:10 AM departure from Waldwick, arrival at 8:08 AM at Hoboken, is cancelled due to mechanical issues. Please take train #1154, the 7:27 AM departure from Waldwick, arrival at 8:14 AM at Hoboken, making additional stops today, 5/27/26.

May 27th, 2026 at 6:14am: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #3704, the 6:54 AM arrival into PSNY, is up to 15 minutes late due to equipment availability resulting from mechanical issues.

May 27th, 2026 at 6:03am: Morris & Essex Line; M and E train #0871, the 7:48 AM arrival into Hackettstown, is up to 15 minutes late due to earlier crew availability at time of departure.

May 27th, 2026 at 1:12am: Northeast Corridor; NEC train #3801, scheduled to arrive in Trenton at 1:55 AM, is up to 20 minutes late following an earlier mechanical issue.

May 26th, 2026 at 10:19pm: Atlantic City Rail Line; Update: ACRL train #4638, the 10:32 PM arrival into Philadelphia 30th St., is up to 45 minutes late following an earlier mechanical issue near Hammonton.

May 26th, 2026 at 9:12pm: Raritan Valley Line; Update: RVL train #5154, the 10:10 PM arrival to PSNY, is up to 15 min. late due to earlier mechanical issues.