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For the media (and others) who are looking for info about the derailment in the Bronx

For the media (and others) who are looking for info about the derailment in the Bronx

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If you or your organization is covering the Metro North derailment ion the Bronx, this info may be of help to you:


(1) Real-time feeds of the commuter-generated alerts from users of the Clever Commute system.
Tech note: These are standard RSS feeds. From one week ago up until the present. We expect to see increased message volume as the Monday morning commute begins.

(2) Twitter feeds of the above
Hudson line – @cc_mnr_hud
Harlem line – @cc_mnr_har
New haven line – @cc_mnr_nh
Tech note: The are “protected”…but we will add people who request-to-follow


Additional resources:
1. Alerts from MTA (e-mail / text) – http://www.mymtaalerts.com/LoginC.aspx
2. MNR Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/mtamnr
3. Clever Commute – clevercommute.com/signup
4. The Contact Us feature above – clevercommute.com/contact

July 17 – Chronology of events

July 17 – Chronology of events

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Here is the chronology of issues tonight…as reported by the commuters.
These alerts are grouped by carrier (although we combined the buses which use Port Authority)…and then sorted by time (with the oldest listed first).
It is interesting to note that NJ Transit appears to have not shared any system-wide information throughout the entire incident (NEC riders did get news from NJT…but others did not).

Service ProviderRouteTimestampMessage (with clock time)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Ronkonkoma Branch2013-07-17 16:19:13Track changes at penn (04:19 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Ronkonkoma Branch2013-07-17 16:26:094:34 Babylon train cancelled. Track changes all over the place. (04:26 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Port Washington Branch2013-07-17 16:30:28422 to port Washington on track 15 still in station at 430 (04:30 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Ronkonkoma Branch2013-07-17 16:30:29Amtrak track problem in east river tunnel. Track changes and cancellations. Check the boards (04:30 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Babylon Branch2013-07-17 16:38:06437 listed trk 21 but no where in sight crowded platform (04:38 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Port Jefferson Branch2013-07-17 16:38:07443 Penn to Great Neck cxl (04:38 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Port Jefferson Branch2013-07-17 16:39:07No far rock or Hempstead trains out of Penn go to Atlantic (04:39 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Port Jefferson Branch2013-07-17 16:48:12Delays and cancellations at NYP and track changes (04:48 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Port Jefferson Branch2013-07-17 17:00:53449 Penn to pJ on time and extra hicks stop. Cops bringing out barricades (05:00 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Babylon Branch2013-07-17 17:02:05452 babykon cancelled (05:02 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Ronkonkoma Branch2013-07-17 17:05:37424 penn to ronk will be late at bethpage. Stopped and waited for 419 pt jeff train to cross in front, now crawling behind it (05:05 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Port Jefferson Branch2013-07-17 17:32:13Track changes at Penn Careful (05:32 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Babylon Branch2013-07-17 17:32:15Delays and cancellations across the board at penn due to tunnel out of service (05:32 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Port Washington Branch2013-07-17 17:43:12529 now local to PW. Express trains likely getting cancelled (05:43 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Ronkonkoma Branch2013-07-17 17:59:175:53 is standing room only. Just left Penn “on time” (05:59 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Ronkonkoma Branch2013-07-17 18:06:20Complete caos at Penn – use Brooklyn or Hunterspoint stations Eastbound (06:06 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Ronkonkoma Branch2013-07-17 18:23:02Whoever said 553 is SRO there are plenty of seats in the back (06:23 PM)
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)Port Washington Branch2013-07-17 19:10:52701 penn to port canx – now 714 local on track 15 (07:10 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 15:48:13Wire down at Linden (03:48 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 16:20:19NJT says all NEC trains subject to “indefinite delays” due to wire problems (04:20 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 16:22:07Correction: all Westbound (TTN trains) service subject to delay (04:22 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 16:54:11431 exp nwk-ttn left on time. Moving slow nwk to linden, but moving thus far. Only 2 eastbound tracks being used so expect delays. (04:54 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Montclair-Boonton Line2013-07-17 17:05:28“Overhead power issues” at NYP. Penn Station NY is PACKED with people. (05:05 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Gladstone & Morristown Lines2013-07-17 17:18:045:19 still on standby (05:18 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 17:24:114:54 to JA left on time but crawling through Secaucus (05:24 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 17:27:035:17 TTN Express departing at 5:20pm (05:27 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 17:33:07WNBC-TV “Chopper 4” blames sagging power lines for NEC delays (05:33 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Main & Bergen County Lines2013-07-17 17:35:285:20 out of Hoboken being held at Secaucus (05:35 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 17:37:09NJT spokesman says all NEC service resumed; subject to delay up to 60 min (05:37 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Main & Bergen County Lines2013-07-17 17:43:115:20 train from Hoboken/5:30 from Secaucus now leaving Secaucus (05:43 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Gladstone & Morristown Lines2013-07-17 17:49:115:41 Stand By, 5:43 Stand By, 5:45 Cancelled 5:50 Standby (05:49 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 17:54:17541 out nyp still standby at 553 (05:54 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)North Jersey Coast Line2013-07-17 17:55:335:43 to long branch just leaving newark. (05:55 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Gladstone & Morristown Lines2013-07-17 17:59:18485 MTD Summit, Track 1 Long Branch, Track 2, MTD Dover (1st stop Mplwd) Track 11 (05:59 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 17:59:364:54 NYP to JA at Metro Park running 30 min late so far (05:59 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Montclair-Boonton Line2013-07-17 18:04:23Penn’s a zoo (06:04 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 18:04:37485 5:01 from NYP crawling west of New Brun but moving. (06:04 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 18:10:299 of next 10 trains are delayed (06:10 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Montclair-Boonton Line2013-07-17 18:10:40No cross-honoring on PATH as of 5:45 pm (06:10 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Gladstone & Morristown Lines2013-07-17 18:16:00NY Penn Station totally packed. All Trains on Standby as of 6:15 (06:16 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Montclair-Boonton Line2013-07-17 18:18:116:08 leaving Penn Station NYC now 6:17 (06:18 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 18:22:055:54 now boarding (trk 11) (06:22 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)North Jersey Coast Line2013-07-17 18:23:046:17pm from NYP now on NYP Track 3 (06:23 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Main & Bergen County Lines2013-07-17 18:25:09Please ask conductors to hold 628 main line from sec. Train on way from Penn (06:25 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Gladstone & Morristown Lines2013-07-17 18:27:05NYP an absolute zoo. NE Corridor wire problems creating delays. (06:27 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Montclair-Boonton Line2013-07-17 18:37:03PATH and Hoboken are working just fine – no crowds or delays (at least as of the 6:27) (06:37 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Montclair-Boonton Line2013-07-17 18:42:046:41 from NY Penn to MSU on “Stand by” (06:42 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 18:44:136:37 departed NYPenn at 6:40. Not crowded. (06:44 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Montclair-Boonton Line2013-07-17 18:44:246:41 from NY Penn to MSU boarding (late) on track 7. (06:44 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Gladstone & Morristown Lines2013-07-17 18:56:02649 MTD still not posted at 652 (06:56 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Montclair-Boonton Line2013-07-17 19:05:466:41 leaves penn at 6:52 (07:05 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Gladstone & Morristown Lines2013-07-17 19:09:096:51 Dover still in NYP at 6:54, no announcements (07:09 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)North Jersey Coast Line2013-07-17 19:12:046:44 traon to bayjeadat long branch. police activity. (07:12 PM)
NJ Transit Train (NJTT)Northeast Corridor Line2013-07-17 19:14:13#3957 fr:NYPS to TTN was on time most of the way but sluggish approaching PJCT. Will be about 15mins late. (07:14 PM)
NJ Transit Bus (NJTB)(167) Dumont – Harrington Park2013-07-17 16:39:05Q bus….actually all buses….sitting in front of the tunnel…no movement for 15 minutes. (04:39 PM)
NJ Transit Bus (NJTB)(167) Dumont – Harrington Park2013-07-17 17:03:21[Message From Port Authority] The disabled vehicle has been removed from the North tube of the Lincoln Tunne. (05:03 PM)
DeCamp Bus Lines33 & 662013-07-17 17:46:02Limited AC and growing lines on the 4th floor of the PABT (05:46 PM)
DeCamp Bus Lines33 & 662013-07-17 17:51:03Gate 410 backed up to 404 at 5:50. Also no AC Ugh (05:51 PM)
DeCamp Bus Lines33 & 662013-07-17 18:03:21Long lines, NO AC and no DC buses. No lines for NJT. (06:03 PM)
DeCamp Bus Lines33 & 662013-07-17 18:34:036:10 #66 leaves at 6:32. Some congestion going into tunnel but moving. (06:34 PM)
DeCamp Bus Lines33 & 662013-07-17 18:50:23Trains no better; 6:41 just started boarding (06:50 PM)

 

Valley of Darkness (T-?)

Put your front end in… (T-24)

Put your front end in… (T-24)

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A Clever Commuter shared this message 24 minutes before NJT did.

Clever Commute [5:35 PM] – 5:20 half in, half out the tunnel due to train problems ahead

NJ Transit [5:59 PM] – Trains departing New York Penn Station are subject to 10-15 minute delays due to an earlier disabled train

Monday mornings are killers (T-?)

Long late night (T-12)

Long late night (T-12)

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A Clever Commuter shared this message 12 minutes before NJT did.

Clever Commute [7:52 PM] – PJ service stalled – signals out east of NP

MTA [8:05 PM] – LIRR’s Port Jefferson Branch is experiencing 15 to 20 minute delays due to storm-related conditions. Service is temporarily suspended between Stonybrook and Port Jefferson