Rep. Sherrill to Host NJ TRANSIT Information Session Next Week 

NJ TRANSIT Executive Director Kevin Corbett to discuss upcoming adjustments to Montclair-Boonton Line; Morris & Essex Line 

Parsippany, NJ – Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced a NJ TRANSIT Information Session on Wednesday, May 29th, at Buzz Aldrin Middle School in Montclair. Representative Sherrill will be joined by NJ TRANSIT Executive Director Kevin Corbett to hear from residents and discuss the upcoming service adjustments this summer on the Montclair-Boonton Line and Morris & Essex Line.

“Commuting is a fact of life for our residents,” said Representative Sherrill. “It can’t be avoided, and it must be done every day. I want to make sure our commuters have the opportunity to hear directly from NJ TRANSIT about the adjustments this summer and to ask questions. I’m looking forward to hosting Executive Director Corbett and members of our community for this information session next week.”

Details for Information Session:

WHAT:            Congresswoman Sherrill NJ TRANSIT Information Session

WHO:              Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Kevin Corbett, Executive Director, NJ TRANSIT

WHEN:            Wednesday, May 29th

TIME:              6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

LOCATION:   Buzz Aldrin Middle School, 173 Bellevue Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043

From the NJ TRANSIT Customer Notice:

Beginning June 17, NJ TRANSIT will be temporarily diverting select Midtown Direct rail service on the Montclair-Boonton Line and one North Jersey Coast Line train to Hoboken, in order to accommodate vital Amtrak repair work that will take two tracks at Penn Station New York (PSNY) out of service. Other temporary service adjustments will include Morris & Essex Line Midtown Direct trains no longer stopping at Newark Broad Street station during the morning and evening peak periods, and a limited number of Midtown Direct reverse-peak trains will operate from Hoboken. Please see below for impacts to specific trains and suggested alternates.

The work will require two tracks at PSNY to be taken out of service resulting in fewer tracks for Amtrak, NJ TRANSIT and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).  Amtrak will be repairing and renewing two railroad interlockings at the east end of PSNY which direct all three railroads in and out of the East River tunnels connecting to Sunnyside Yard in Queens.  Access to Sunnyside Yard is critical to NJ TRANSIT operations at PSNY as it enables the maximum number of trains and number of cars per train to utilize the station platforms.

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