NJ PATH Train Service Slowly Resumes After Rush Hour 'Air Compressor Failure'
June 27, 2019, 5:45 p.m.
PATH train service was suspended during rush hour due to an "air compressor failure," according to the Port Authority.
Photograph at the World Trade Center PATH station by <a href="https://twitter.com/HyperGig/status/1144349649937059841" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jordan Cohen</a>
PATH train service is staggering back to life at 5:45 p.m. with residual delays, following an earlier "air compressor failure," according to the Port Authority.
The system-wide service shutdown was announced by the Port Authority at around 4 p.m. on Thursday. The problems were initially blamed on a signal failure, but the agency later clarified it was the result of some sort of air pressure malfunction.
All PATH service is resuming with residual delays. NJT rail, light rail, and bus will continue to cross honor PATH passengers until further notice. [16]
— PATH Train (@PATHTrain) June 27, 2019
Whatever the cause, severe crowding conditions are developing at the World Trade Center, after officials apparently locked the turnstiles.
turnstiles shutdown, don't even try folks pic.twitter.com/JYOpYNNcj7
— Jordan Cohen (@HyperGig) June 27, 2019
PATH pic.twitter.com/cqWRzOtM8x
— Jose L. Enchautegui (@High296) June 27, 2019
Those who were planning on boat-commuting may also be in for bad news.
Commuter hell. @PATHTrain completely suspended, ferry lines wrapped around blocks. Heat level at 1000 pic.twitter.com/qozKRXRbRx
— JC✨from JC (@JBoNitaAppleBum) June 27, 2019
Here’s the line for the Hoboken Ferry because of @PATHTrain being down. Another demonstration of how fragile NYC transport infrastructure and capacity is. pic.twitter.com/8DAgArt5SS
— Mark McClusky (@markmcc) June 27, 2019
Uber will not save you.
Commuters headed for Hoboken looking to #Uber get ready for big price surge! @NBCNewYork @CBSNewYork @News12NJ #PATH pic.twitter.com/3SyRvBeRHv
— Nick Falco (@JerseyFKY) June 27, 2019
And a standard heaping of MTA dysfunction isn't helping matters.
I can't even get a MetroCard to take the subway to Penn, none of the machines are working and don't take cash
— Jordan Cohen (@HyperGig) June 27, 2019
New Jersey Transit will continue to cross-honor all PATH passengers until further notice.
Good luck out there.
@PATHTrain LETS DIVERT 100000 PEOPLE TO HOBOKEN BC PENN STATION IS COLLAPSING AND THEN STRAND THEM IN NYC WITH OUR BROKEN PATH TRAINS!!!!!! MAKES SENSE. F YOU
— Judi Eskenazi (@jewdithhh) June 27, 2019
@PATHTrain is out of service. This is 33rd street station. It's hot and so are tempers. #morepathproblems @News12NJ pic.twitter.com/hI98q44vaq
— Roxanne Evans (@roxanneevans12) June 27, 2019
Unbelievable @NJTRANSIT @PATHTrain #njtransit #summerofhell pic.twitter.com/QfF8g3TQJ5
— CarianneH (@CarianneHixson_) June 27, 2019
Just got on a boat. This is the line for those waiting to get on @NYCferry due to @PATHTrain failure pic.twitter.com/thMArVbXej
— JC:sparkles:from JC (@JBoNitaAppleBum) June 27, 2019
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