Down the coast, the New York Times recently identified the “very worst commuter train in America” – New Jersey Transit’s Train 2606, which has plagued riders with nearly 20 cancellations so far in 2019.
Here in Boston, a recent poll found that our public transit system causes four out of five riders to feel “stressed, angry or frustrated.” And ridership recently dropped by more than 10 percent – or around 20,0000 riders per day – after the derailment of a Red Line subway train caused damage that triggered months of service disruptions. Down the coast, the New York Times recently identified the “very worst commuter train in America” – New Jersey Transit’s Train 2606, which has plagued riders with nearly 20 cancellations so far in 2019. The Times interviewed some riders who have found ways to skip their commutes by just staying home. But it’s a good bet that some other frustrated riders ended up in a car.