UPDATE: Pascack, Port Jervis Tuesday Commute Affected by NJ Transit Derailment

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is advising customers of Metro-North Railroad’s West-of-Hudson lines to be prepared for lingering effects from the derailment on Monday morning of an NJ TRANSIT train at Penn Station.

Metro-North’s customers of the Port Jervis Line and Pascack Valley Line will have regular train schedules to Hoboken.

However, Metro-North advises customers that train service from Secaucus will be reduced in accordance with information released by NJ TRANSIT.

As a result, Metro-North’s Port Jervis Line and Pascack Valley Line riders who are bound for New York City are advised to remain on their trains until the train reaches Hoboken. There, customers will find continuing service to Manhattan via PATH trains.

With extra NJ TRANSIT trains scheduled to enter Hoboken station tomorrow, Hoboken-bound customers should expect congestion-related delays and plan extra time for travel.

For the latest service updates, Pascack Valley Line and Port Jervis Line customers are encouraged to sign up for NJ TRANSIT’s email alerts at njtransit.com/mytransit, use the NJ TRANSIT Mobile App and DepartureVision website, and follow @NJTRANSIT on Twitter.

PENN STATION, NY — For the second time in as many weeks, a train derailment has left travel through Penn Station a commuter's nightmare. An NJ Transit train arriving at the terminal Monday morning left the track as it pulled into the station. The incident caused five non-life-threatening injuries, cancellations and major delays, not just for that provider.

Cross honoring remains in effect system-wide with NJT bus, private carriers, NY Waterway and with PATH at NPS, HOB, and 33rd Street in NY for the remainder of the day.

Pascack Valley Line

Apr 03, 2017 04:53:08 PM

• NEC & NJCL rail service has resumed limited service in and out of NYPS due to track constraints at NYPS. Service is subject to 60-minute delays in both directions.Trains in and out of HOB may be subject to up to 30-minute delays due to congestion caused by diverted MidTown Direct trains.
• RVL rail service remains suspended between Newark and New York.
• MidTown Direct trains will continue to be diverted in/out of Hoboken Terminal for the remainder of day.
• Cross honoring remains in effect system-wide with NJT bus, private carriers, NY Waterway and with PATH at NPS, HOB, and 33rd Street in NY for the remainder of the day.

Port Jervis Line

Apr 03, 2017 04:53:08 PM

• NEC & NJCL rail service has resumed limited service in and out of NYPS due to track constraints at NYPS. Service is subject to 60-minute delays in both directions.Trains in and out of HOB may be subject to up to 30-minute delays due to congestion caused by diverted MidTown Direct trains.
• RVL rail service remains suspended between Newark and New York.
• MidTown Direct trains will continue to be diverted in/out of Hoboken Terminal for the remainder of day.
• Cross honoring remains in effect system-wide with NJT bus, private carriers, NY Waterway and with PATH at NPS, HOB, and 33rd Street in NY for the remainder of the day.

The transit mess comes 10 days after an Amtrak train derailed at the station.

On March 24, that train sideswiped a NJ Transit train and clogged service for the rest of the day.
An Amtrak spokesman told Patch Monday that the company, which owns most of the tracks at Penn Station, was investigating both derailments. Inspectors from the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration were also at Penn Station on Monday morning, the agency said.

Lead image via FDNY on Twitter

Ciara McCarthy (Patch Staff) contributed to this report.