RSS FeedNewark, NJ and the Chaotic NEC
by Adron B. Hall
Wow, so far, in two days, I’ve seen 3 Acelas, 8 New Jersey Transit LRTs, 6 Air Trains, 13 New Jersey Commuter Trains, 6 PATH Trains, 4 Metro Subway Trains, and 4 Regional Amtrak Trains. Â All that and only 2 Freight trains!
Yes, you might have guessed I’m over here in the North East Corridor riding around aimlessly. Â I’ve also remembered, unlike the last several trips, to actually bring the camera! Â So far I have a few pictures that have come out fairly decent. Â So below you’ll find those, until again, happy train hunting.
Oh yeah, and if anybody thought that trains ran on time over here, they don’t.  Almost every train I’ve been on has been 5-15 minutes late.  Not bad by the standards of the rest of the country, but by no means upholding the mythic timeliness that I’ve heard of.
March 10th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Well there is nothing mythical about the “current” state of railroad timekeeping in the northeast. Imagine if Shirley Time had a couple of sisters, and they all came along for the ride.
March 12th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I rode a train that was on time yesterday! The Acela! So far, it has been the only one so far.
Unfortunately no pictures - got out too late and just don’t have the gear to even attempt catching the Acela yet.