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How about running the weekday trains at that hour like the weekend schedule by combining both the JSQ & Hoboken to 33rd. routes.
Posted on: 2009/6/19 11:26
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OK, what's the deal with the trains from Manhattan to Hoboken being empty in the early evenings, and the Journal Square trains are always packed???
I board at 23rd street, usually between 6 and 7 pm on weekdays. Hoboken train comes by...almost empty in the first couple of cars! JSQ train comes by...packed to the gills! What gives? If Port Authority wants to save some money, they should limit the frequency of trains to Hoboken. Or (even better, but will never happen)...INCREASE the number of JSQ trains. The differential in ridership between the JSQ train and Hoboken train is remarkable. What's happening...is it just that JC has boomed over the last couple of years?
Posted on: 2009/6/19 10:15
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Someone above mentioned the new path train cars. I first saw one almost a year ago on the unused track at W.T.C. with a bunch of technicians aboard with diagnostic machinery on carts with laptops and stuff. Very high tech. Then, I rode in one a couple of months ago and I said to myself “ hey, the new cars are online, took them long enough” just that one ride, not ever again since, they have pulled a vanishing act.
What do you want to bet that there is some huge unforeseen flaw with the cars and it will cost 1/3 of what has already been spent on them to get them to work? I ask since it looks like they are hung up on something and if they aren’t then why aren’t they in use now?
Posted on: 2009/5/16 21:04
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i really cant wait for the new fleet of trains ive been a regular path rider for over 4 years now.no complaints i love the path.
heres some pics i stumbled upon for the new trains http://www.drawandquarter.com/new-pat ... -and-fast-also-dangerous/
Posted on: 2009/5/16 18:13
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That was at the WTC, by the way
 I know, next time get down there a few minutes early. This isn't Europe where trains actually leave on schedule. 
Posted on: 2009/5/16 12:16
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I get annoyed when 1) they don't stick to the schedule and
2) close the doors in the first car before the rest of the cars. I don't like waiting on the platform and try to time getting down there just in time. Last night as I came down the stairs toward the first car, it was 2 minutes before scheduled departure time and the conductor had already closed the doors on the first car. I looked down the platform and the doors on the other cars were still open. I started to run for those doors but then they closed and I watched as the train pulled out a full minute early.
Posted on: 2009/5/16 12:01
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I think some people need to lighten up. Our standards of transportation is so much higher because we live next to the city with one of the best mass transit systems. Be lucky we even have a PATH train. Be lucky we aren't as unfortunate as Staten Island.
Posted on: 2009/5/16 11:25
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I agree with auliux. I've been taking the PATH for about three or four years. I've only had a handful of major delays. The weekend schedule sucks, but I really don't get what everyone's complaining about. If there's one thing jclist has taught me it's that there there are a lot of entitled people who need something to complain about.
Posted on: 2009/5/15 12:11
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I don't know about everyone else, but I really like my commute. The PATH has only been very late 2 or 3 times in my two years of living and commuting on the JSQ - 33rd line. I love that I can go home really late some nights and not have to worry about my line being shut down. Sure I could do with more PATH trains on the weekends or a smoother ride on the trains (hope those new trains take care of that...), but I'm quite happy and thankful for the commute that I have. I guess I'm in the minority on this opinion though?
Posted on: 2009/5/15 12:00
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Tell PATH that you are fed up with unacceptable service.
Complain at http://www.panynj.gov/feedback.php and http://www.mycommutesucks.org/
Posted on: 2009/5/15 9:14
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And then you have Ernie Wizenblast, Traffic Reporter Extrordinaire, from WINS telling you how PATH is working to keep you safe, secure & on time. What doo-doo!!
Posted on: 2009/5/14 17:30
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Perhaps if they play their announcement twice as often all will be well.
"Welcome to the PATH system...open food containers, blah blah...bags are discouraged, blah blah, for emergency call 201-430-7908 extension 26945074480306168...report anyone carrying a suspicious package, blah, blah...Enjoy your ride. This message will repeat in 7 seconds." What more can anyone ask. Oh, to show how much they are concerned with overcrowding they are shutting down the WTC service on weekends this Summer. Yes, PATH Thursdays are a waste of time...always have been.
Posted on: 2009/5/14 10:05
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PATH Thursdays=Pure Absurdity
A half dozen PATH employees, paid to hand out useless pamphlets. Meanwhile, not a single person can squeeze onto their rush hour trains. Every train bound for WTC arrives at Grove St. from NWK/JSQ ALREADY FULL beyond capacity. In many cases train after train goes buy packed like sardines, and no one at Grove can get on. Yet they spend money on pamphlets, new service announcement recordings, and platform TV's. None of which alleviates overcrowding. PATH management is CLUELESS and INCOMPETENT.
Posted on: 2009/5/14 9:35
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My question is for 1 week I had the new trains in the morning and return home from work. Where did the go? I have not seen one for a few weeks now. I guess the new trains got tuckered out and took a vacation
Posted on: 2009/4/28 16:21
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if you don't really know where you are going and the train is on the same track if it is going east or west you wouldn't know you were on the wrong train if it said journal square.
I have never been at 9th or Christopher at night but if they are all running on one track.. most likely it is there too.
Posted on: 2009/4/12 18:20
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I propose we contract Ed Hardy to supply PATH with new tattoo inspired trains.
Posted on: 2009/4/12 13:35
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Confusing at 23rd & 14th Streets as well as Exchange Pl. because these tracks require walking to a seperate station or the other side of the station not just a simple 180 degree turn and walk across the platform.
Posted on: 2009/4/12 7:42
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at night they only run on one track so it can be confusing.
Posted on: 2009/4/12 0:23
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or you can simply look up to the overhead wall, which clearly states "uptown - 33rd" or "downtown - New Jersey"
but yeah, would be nice if the trains were correctly labeled.
Posted on: 2009/4/11 20:43
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Don't be so quick to throw in your chips. When the trains travel on the usual tracks such as Christopher St., when facing the Jersey bound track (2) the train travels towards the left. So if it was on track 1 going back to Jersey then the train would travel towards the right with track 2 behind you. Nyc travels eastward, Jersey travels westward.
Posted on: 2009/4/11 19:27
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I rode the new trains twice. They are quieter and smoother.
There are about 30 seats. For those with fat asses and/or thick winter coats, they only fit 15. The trains do not look comfortable to me. Maybe it's the blue color, or the lack of standing room near the doors.
Posted on: 2009/4/11 17:41
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Saw one of the shiny new trains yesterday afternoon. Didn't ride it since it was going the opposite direction, but does anyone know if they seat more people? Besides being new, what are the improvements made on these new cars?
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Posted on: 2009/4/11 17:08
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Late night, all bets are off as to what tracks trains are coming on. I was at Christopher which I always think is disorienting anyway.
Posted on: 2009/4/11 17:00
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At what station did you board ? Because (rule of thumb) the Nyc bound trains usually ride on Track 1 and the Jersey bound trains ride on Track 2.
Posted on: 2009/4/11 16:29
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I took a nice detour to WTC the same way. got on the 33rd St train at Grove, headphones on, nose in a book, didn't hear or see "next stop Exchange Place."
good times.
Posted on: 2009/4/11 15:48
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So this is mostly a rant, nothing more really, but maybe the only place to say this since the Port Authority just doesn't care.
Anyway, why the hell can't the trains display the right destinations? I got to ride a car to 33rd Street and back last night because the first car said Journal square on it even though it was head to 33rd. I know keeping those old and busted cars in good repair is a problem, but don't label the train incorrectly. Screw you Port Authority.
Posted on: 2009/4/11 9:38
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the simple thing to do would just ALWAYS have on these screens how far off the next train is.
Just have it always displayed. right there with the time. Easy.
Posted on: 2009/4/7 13:53
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I rode a new car from Grove to 33rd on Monday morning. I have to say that the ride was less bumpy and also quieter. The cars are nice and bright and are not that ugly beige and orange color anymore.
Overall, I'd say it is a better experience to start your day.
Posted on: 2009/4/7 13:26
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I've been coming home very late at night from work lately, and have seen them testing the new screens. Looking forward to having something updated more frequently than "Pathvision," which always seemed like a massive waste of TVs. Alas, no more "Getting TRAIN BRAIN? How about a little TUNNEL VISION?"
Posted on: 2009/4/7 12:30
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News worthy.
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_d ... 2cd029dc207055a6a3b9d1dee NBC in Transit Launches in New Jersey Market April 6, 2009 -By Katy Bachman NBC Everywhere (NBC's place-based, out-of-home division), JCDecaux North America and The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey launched their long-awaited digital network on the New Jersey PATH system. Called NBC in Transit, the ad-supported network of 3,000 digital screens in the trains and at the PATH stations, airs local and national content from NBC and customer information from PATH reaching 6.3 million monthly riders. NBC in Transit is the latest addition to NBC Everywhere's portfolio of digital out-of-home platforms, including its network in New York City taxicabs, NBC@Times Square and several other networks. Effective Monday (April 6), NBC in Transit will go live in Hoboken, Journal Square and 33rd Street PATH stations, rolling out to the other 10 PATH stations and inside new trains throughout the year. Sales for the network will be handled exclusively by NBC Everywhere, but all three partners will share in the advertising revenue. Inaugural advertisers on the network include Hilton Hotels, Jet Blue and State Farm. "NBC in Transit is an innovative way to reach our travelers and guests in new digital media, and enables us as advertisers to target the tri-state area's travel-oriented and upscale commuting audience," said Dave Horton, global head, Hilton Hotels & Resorts. The network also serves as a promotion for NBC content, which will air local news and weather from its New York flagship WNBC; local lifestyle clips from LX.TV; headlines from MSNBC and CNBC; and entertainment clips from NBCU programs.
Posted on: 2009/4/7 11:25
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