![]() ![]() “I catch the bus in the morning going, from Lindenwold to Atlantic City. Renee Wilson, who has worked at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City for 23 years, said the service suspension will be tough. “So we wouldn’t be putting millions of dollars doing that track upgrade to do the bait and switch. “We’re investing millions of dollars, and we’re also going to do about 10 miles of rail work,” he said. Halting train service on the line, he said, will allow the process to move more quickly.Ĭorbett assured commuters the suspension won’t be permanent. So we’re now up to 60 percent, and that’s taken incredible effort and restructuring to get to the 60.” We were only at 12 percent,” Corbett said. “I came into the job six months ago and, compared to all the other commuter rails and even the freight rails, we were well behind. NJ Transit senior management representatives were on hand for Monday’s sessions - dubbed “we are listening” - to hear from commuters, answer questions, and to provide information about alternative travel options.Īt the Lindenwold station, executive director Kevin Corbett explained why the Atlantic City line will be halted when others were not during their PTC installation. 1. However, internal emails obtained by the Bergen Record and the Philadelphia Inquirer suggest that the move was also prompted by a desire to shift equipment to busier lines in North Jersey. NJ Transit says t he line is expected to be up and running again by Jan. The federal government has mandated that all commuter railroads install the automatic breaking system by Dec. 5, crews will begin installing positive train control or PTC on its tracks and trains. ![]() A lot of young people … rely on these rail lines to get back and forth safely for nights out.”īut NJ Transit officials say that the potential pain of the temporary shutdown is necessary to keep commuters safe in the long-run - and to meet a federally-mandated deadline.Īfter the Atlantic City line is suspended on Sept. “It is not comfortable, and it’s not nearly as safe. “It’s also not as safe for a young person like me, standing on a street corner waiting for a bus,” she said. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor ![]()
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