Lawmakers call for hearings into NJ Transit delays and cancellations

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco and Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz today called for legislative hearings into cancellations and severe overcrowding on NJ Transit trains.

“Where is the accountability here?” asked Bucco (R-Morris), who is a member of the Assembly Transportation Committee. “It is one excuse after another; and while the problems are getting worse Transit hasn’t explained how this mess is going to be fixed.  We need answers and we will request that the chairman of the Transportation Committee have Transit officials appear before the committee to provide them.”

Seventeen trains on six different lines were cancelled earlier today, piling onto Friday’s announcement that the Raritan Valley Line to New York will close and the Atlantic City Line will be suspended for four months.

“Last year was supposed to be the ‘summer of hell,’ but somehow this year is so much worse,” said Munoz (R-Union), whose district is serviced by the Raritan Valley Line.  “There has to be better options than cancelling trains at the last minute or shutting down lines altogether.  Commuters depend on NJ Transit to fulfill its commitments and provide adequate service. This is not just an inconvenience for commuters; it can upend their entire life.”