Signal problems were the stated cause of a bad commute on both NJ Transit and LIRR.
Oldest entries at the bottom [see “Published on” for the as-of time of this post]
| Carrier | Route | Timestamp | Comment |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Northeast Corridor Line | 2013-09-05 18:37:02 | The late 545 left penn approx 620 we just got to secaucus seats available (06:37 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Gladstone & Morristown Lines | 2013-09-05 18:36:08 | No problems at hoboken (06:36 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Main & Bergen County Lines | 2013-09-05 18:35:19 | 629 still at sec. At 633. No word how long were waiting here (06:35 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Northeast Corridor Line | 2013-09-05 18:29:08 | 601 from NWK left at 628. Seats available. (06:29 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Main & Bergen County Lines | 2013-09-05 18:20:09 | Hoboken not crowded. Seems best bet for main/Bergen riders (06:20 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Montclair-Boonton Line | 2013-09-05 18:19:03 | 6.08 from NYP left at 6.15. NYP is packed, phone networks overloaded (06:19 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Montclair-Boonton Line | 2013-09-05 18:16:03 | Just got on the 6:27 from Hobokem. No cross-honoring on. PATH. (06:16 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Gladstone & Morristown Lines | 2013-09-05 18:14:29 | 5:50 MTD Dover packed, still in station, no announcements (06:14 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Northeast Corridor Line | 2013-09-05 18:14:08 | 5:41 NEC left about 30 mins late. Just arrived at sec (6:14 (06:14 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Montclair-Boonton Line | 2013-09-05 18:14:02 | Decamp cross honoring (06:14 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Northeast Corridor Line | 2013-09-05 18:10:06 | Trn 3171 NYP NEW BRUNSWICK track 10 (06:10 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | North Jersey Coast Line | 2013-09-05 18:08:25 | NEC rider validates what njt website says – delays of 20-30 out of NYP. Trains exiting Hoboken are fine. (06:08 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Northeast Corridor Line | 2013-09-05 18:05:19 | 3867 semi express to Trenton still boarding at Nwk (6:04), has stop signal from east bound amtrak (06:05 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Northeast Corridor Line | 2013-09-05 18:03:05 | Apparent Signal prob in newark. All trains westbound stopped. (06:03 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Northeast Corridor Line | 2013-09-05 17:59:02 | 5:23 south amboy just getting to newark (05:59 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Raritan Valley Line | 2013-09-05 17:55:39 | update-continued NYP is crowded with delayed trains. Hoboken is fine. Avoid trains which transfer at Newark due to crowds there (05:55 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | North Jersey Coast Line | 2013-09-05 17:49:06 | Signal problems, mechanical problems causing delays (05:49 PM) |
| DeCamp | 33 & 66 | 2013-09-05 17:48:10 | 5:35 66x just arrived (05:48 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Northeast Corridor Line | 2013-09-05 17:45:29 | 5:12 from NY just boarded. Doors closed. Train hasn’t left Penn. Its 5:39 (05:45 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | North Jersey Coast Line | 2013-09-05 17:38:09 | Chaos at Newark Penn Station (05:38 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Gladstone & Morristown Lines | 2013-09-05 17:34:07 | NJT Alerts says bus is xhonoring but buses in PABT aren’t. Say they haven’t heard from NJT (05:34 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Northeast Corridor Line | 2013-09-05 17:33:03 | 4:54 to JA just reached Newark no seats available (05:33 PM) |
| Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) | Babylon Branch | 2013-09-05 17:23:07 | LIRR website says up to 20 min delays, all lines (05:23 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Main & Bergen County Lines | 2013-09-05 17:18:07 | Trains in hoboken are on schedule (05:18 PM) |
| Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) | Port Jefferson Branch | 2013-09-05 16:59:08 | Many cancellations and track changes at NYP (04:59 PM) |
| Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) | Port Jefferson Branch | 2013-09-05 16:55:27 | Major delays and cancellations – Signal problems on the Queens side of the tunnels (04:55 PM) |
| Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) | Ronkonkoma Branch | 2013-09-05 16:50:24 | Track changes at Penn. Looks like no 13 or 14 (04:50 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Pascack Valley Line | 2013-09-05 16:33:23 | Reconsider using NYP tonight. The next 5 trains on the board (NEC/NJCL) are all cancelled or delayed. (04:33 PM) |
| Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) | Ronkonkoma Branch | 2013-09-05 16:28:12 | Eastbound LIRR delays this PM – signal issues on the Queens side of the East River. MTA estimates complete repairs by approx 6:15 PM (04:28 PM) |
| Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) | Ronkonkoma Branch | 2013-09-05 16:20:26 | Repairs will take 2 hours (04:20 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Gladstone & Morristown Lines | 2013-09-05 16:13:10 | LIRR has signal problems. NJT departureboard shows some delays/Standby. (04:13 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Northeast Corridor Line | 2013-09-05 16:13:03 | Delays at NYP (04:13 PM) |
| NJ Transit Train (NJTT) | Gladstone & Morristown Lines | 2013-09-05 16:03:10 | All trains at Penn Station on standby due to signal problems between Sunnyside Yard Queens and Penn St. Major crowding starting. (04:03 PM) |
| Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) | Port Washington Branch | 2013-09-05 16:03:09 | UPDATE: PW line WESTBOUND has the problem. No reported issue with EASTBOUND (04:03 PM) |
| Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) | Ronkonkoma Branch | 2013-09-05 16:01:03 | Problems brewing service suspended in and out of pen (04:01 PM) |
| Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) | Montauk Branch | 2013-09-05 16:00:44 | Problems brewing service suspended in and out of pen (04:00 PM) |
| Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) | Ronkonkoma Branch | 2013-09-05 15:57:16 | Service suspended between Jam and NYP – signal problems. Also suspended between Woodside and Penn on the Port Washington Branch (03:57 PM) |
| Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) | Babylon Branch | 2013-09-05 15:54:08 | Get ready for a crazy commute. Service suspended between Penn and Jamaica (03:54 PM) |
| Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) | Ronkonkoma Branch | 2013-09-05 15:53:09 | Lirr reporting Penn to Jamaica is suspended (03:53 PM) |