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Updated · Bloomberg · May 31NJ Transit Trains Resume With 1-Hour Delays After Kearny Rail Center Fire
8 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 31
- System-wide NJ Transit rail service resumed Sunday, but trains were still running up to one hour late after a fire disrupted operations.
- A small fire at the Rail Operations Center in Kearny, New Jersey, caused the delays, and a spokesperson said the incident has since been resolved.
- The disruption hit just days after a separate incident had already snarled service, extending a turbulent stretch for the public transit system.
Are NJ Transit's new digital upgrades creating different, more complex risks for system-wide shutdowns? With billions spent on new infrastructure, why can one small fire still paralyze the entire NJ Transit rail system?