- Even though Penn was teeming…with mobs at every terminal…we WALKED RIGHT PAST THEM AND GOT ON THE 5:44 PM AT 5:20 PM. The train was NOT yet announced…but The Inside Track told me “Track 4”.
We strolled right down…and were the FIRST people on the train. We got her THE BEST seat…and then waited upstairs for her to be safely en route - ALSO: throughout the evening, Clever Commute technology “scanned” the NJT departure boards and let me know when the number of trains on “Stand by” surpassed the Clever Commute threshold. (example below)
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NJT
How The Inside Track impacted me in a VERY personal way
NJT – We Tweet your track number!
NJT – We Tweet your track number!
If you ride NJ Transit trains from NY Penn Station, then check out our new offering which tweets your track number. This is very cool because tweets are fast and simple…and it gives you newfound control over the delivery of your data. When you “follow” the track announcements for your line, you can even tell Twitter to send them to you as text messages!
Here are the “follows”
- @cc_ny_nec_trx – track numbers for the Northeast Corridor line
- @cc_ny_mande_trx – Gladstone/Morristown line
- @cc_ny_njcl_trx – North Jersey Coast line
- See this link for Montclar-Boonton Line
Other great news: separately from the “track number” tweets, we also deliver the general Clever alerts via Twitter. So, instead of your getting “alerts” in your inbox, you can get those as tweets as well. You can read all about that at https://clevercommute.com/twitter
- For general alerts regarding Northeast Corridor Line, follow @cc_njtt_nec
- For general alerts regarding North Jersey Coast Line, follow @cc_njtt_njcl
- For general alerts regarding Gladstone & Morristown Lines, follow @cc_njtt_mande
Remember: generally, tweets are delivered faster than e-mails!
Here are notes about using Twitter (from Twitter.com)
- How To Get SMS Notifications for Tweets – https://support.twitter.com/articles/14020-twitter-via-sms-basic-features#sms-notifications
- How to manage Twitter “sleep settings” – https://support.twitter.com/articles/15366-how-to-manage-mobile-sleep
Finally: Please note that this new service is beta…and is currently free. The use of any Clever Commute services is subject to our Terms and Conditions.
Options for the Montclair / NYC commute
Options for the Montclair / NYC commute
This is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed or verified by Clever Commute.
Please contact us if you have any fixes to the below or additional suggestions.
NOTE: NJT always does some degree of cross-honoring.
Info: https://www.njtransit.com/tickets/rail-tickets
Click on Travel Flexibility
They also have a page called Know Your Alternates, Backups, and Contingences
Overall Options (There is clearly a Montclair focus, but this is also applicable to nearby towns)
- NJT Montclair Bus 101 - Makes pickups in Montclair area. Uses Gate 315 at PABT (Weekday rush hour only)
- NJT Clifton/Allwood Park-N-Ride Bus 192 - to PABT (7 days)
- NJT Willowbrook/MSU Bus 191 - to PABT (7 days)
- Boxcar Bus service
- Go to Secaucus and leverage the extended service to NYC (I made this video explaining how it works)
- Montclair <-> Harrison / Jersey City / Hoboken. Take PATH to Manhattan.
- Montclair <-> Newark Broad via NJT bus (e.g. #28) to Port Authority takes ~36 minutes
- Montclair <-> Newark Penn via NJT bus (e.g. #28) to Port Authority takes ~43 minutes
- Montclair/Bloomfield (Branch Brook Park Light Rail) <-> Newark Penn (map)
Note: If you have a monthly ticket you get unlimited travel on Newark Light Rail during the month the pass is valid - Take NJ Transit Gladstone/Morristown line train from East Orange, Brick Church or Orange.
- Take NJ Transit Main line train from Clifton.
- Take NY Waterway ferry. You have options for your departure point.
- North Bergen Park and Ride
The address is Route 3 West & I-495 East, North Bergen, NJ 07047. You can put that into Google Maps for directions.
From there, take bus #320 to Port Authority. That bus runs very frequently, 24x7, but be sure to check the schedule.
Put your front end in… (T-24)
Put your front end in… (T-24)
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
Ready…willing…disabled (T-11)
Ready…willing…disabled (T-11)
A Clever Commuter shared this message 11 minutes before NJT did.
Clever Commute [5:52 PM] – 5:41 out of NY Penn is delayed do to disabled train ahead of it
NJ Transit [6:03 PM] – Trains to and from New York Penn Station are subject to 10-15 minute delays due to a disabled train near New York
Hey…that’s my train (T-?)
Hey…that’s my train (T-?)
A Clever Commuter shared this message…but NJT never did.
Clever Commute [6:13 PM] – 618 cancelled, no announcement