Several lines of the train NJ Transit they were canceled Tuesday night after the transit agency dealt with what it called “crew availability” difficulties. Meanwhile, the New York City Transit He said early Wednesday that he had to suspend the W train line for the same reason.
“Like everyone else in New York, we have been affected by the increase in COVID-19 cases. We are running as much train service as we can with the operators we have available,” the MTA said, suggesting that customers use an N train. in Queens. or an R train in Manhattan.
On NJT’s Morris and Essex line, three Hoboken trains, at 3:55 p.m., 5:02 p.m. and 8:44 p.m., were canceled as a result of crew availability, the agency said. The 5:56 pm train from Mount Olive and the 5:15 pm train from Dover were also canceled. Two trains leaving New York’s Penn Station, at 7:18 pm and 10:13 pm, were also canceled.
On the Main-Bergen County line, five trains were canceled overnight from Hoboken, as well as two from Suffern and one from Port Jervis, as a result of staff shortages.
Three trains on the Northeast Corridor line were canceled during the afternoon and evening, although the agency said those cancellations were due to “equipment availability.”
In the case of each cancellation, passengers were told to take later trains or use the bus service from NJ Transit to get to other stations.
The downsizing fights extend far beyond the rails, as flights have also been canceled. More than 100 flights were delayed Tuesday at JFK airport, along with another 50 that were canceled in total. LaGuardia had a similar number of delays and cancellations.
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