As of 28-Feb, NJ Transit has not yet published any formal contingency plans.
However, here are links to related resources (including what happened during the interruption caused by super storm Sandy)
| Our premium app is not yet available for sale. When it is, on “Day 1” it will give you dozens of amazing new features. However, in support of the commuters in the event of an NJT rail strike, we have unlocked 2 premium features.
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How to activate it #1 (#2 is automatic):
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Note 1: Don’t change your Origin and Destination. Note 2: You will only receive push notifications for your Primary route. |
In the event of an NJ Transit strike, we have crowdsourced these alternative ways to get to/from NYC. Please continue to share via the Contact feature of our web site or via our Facebook page.
Please visit the Clever Commute NJT Strike Command Center for more resources.
These are options above and beyond NJT’s contingency plan.
By train line
How about this testimonial…
My friend and I made the 5:43 tonight because of Clever Commute! We got to Penn at 5:49. The track assignment was off the board. BUT the track assignment was IN our text inbox. Making the train saved us our prepaid fee with our fitness trainers and gave us an evening of health.
Irrepressible and overcome with gratitude for your platform which has saved me once again–this time because of substantial subway delays–I exclaimed loudly as soon I boarded the train, “We wouldn’t have made this train if not for Clever Commute!”
Here is a fantastic example of how a commuter can use The Inside Track to determine which track their train will be on…before it is announced.
In this scenario, it’s 5:58 PM and the rider is shown the track number for the 6:10 PM…with 92% probability (see disclaimer below).
The transit providers claim to announce trains “10-15 minutes prior to departure.” However, this train (announced 7:47 in advance) represents what we see based on actual data.
This example demonstrates the value we provide. If you were an The Inside Track user on this day you would have known your track assignment…
Disclaimer: This is a real example from the Montclair-Boonton line on September 2, 2014. Probabilities will vary based on a variety of factors…and will change as scheduled departure time nears. Always confirm that you are on the proper train.
Here is a view of the NJ Transit departure board.
Nope…the train is not posted yet
Since we get our departure board data from the transit providers, it’s no surprise that we don’t list the track number yet, either.
But you can click through on that last column…
#1 – Your track prediction!
#2 – Track number history …as a pie chart
#3 – Track number history…as a table
#4 – Extra info…just to keep everyone honest 🙂
This is another feature of Clever Commute Premium.
Yes, your transit provider may indeed publish travel alerts on their web site. They may even e-mail some of them. But when you give them your e-mail address, you also may get unsolicited mails from them (promotions, corporate comms, etc). We solve for that, and ALSO give you these features:
And of course, if you don’t want to receive these messages, you can opt out.
Example (for NJT Riders). [Click to enlarge any image]
1. NJT publishes a Travel Alert
2. Our technology cleans, categorizes and color-codes it and sends it to you
As a text message…
or an e-mail
(inbox view)
(message view)