April 20,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, If was a very difficult commute for Ridgewood Passengers on Wednesday .Strong winds fed brush fires in the Meadowlands shuting down NJ Transit and Amtrak service between Newark and New York Penn Station. The Shutdown resulted in massive delays .
Bergen Line trains to Ridgewood were also briefly suspended then operated on a delayed schedule in both directions, while MidTown Direct rail service will be diverted to Hoboken.
The PATH service cross honored tickets and passes at Newark Penn, Hoboken and 33rd Street in NY. stations.
Rail service between Newark Penn Station and New York was resumed following earlier brush fires. NJT told customers to expect delays of up to 60 minutes.
NOAA cites “CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR RAPID BRUSH FIRE SPREAD
DURING THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING” in the area .
Our infrastructure is a fault riddled joke and it’s only going to get worse.