Happens on the MARC in Maryland, too. There's an Amtrak which leaves just before my regular train, and it often has problems, thus holding us up because we're stuck behind it.

I can relate. I commuted for years on Boston's M.B.T.A.

Track 15.

Hey, I was on a Northeast Corridor train this morning and was stuck in the NJ Meadowlands for about 45 minutes. No announcements, nothin. At least the guy sitting next to me was well behaved!

Sounds like many a CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) trip that I have taken!

Mason: We're still paying for Tom Kean's budget mess, five Governors later. (Florio, Whitman, DiFrancesco, McGreevey, Codey) And just try getting from Penn Station to New Brunswick between 5:30 and 7! What the hell, it still beats the bus. Steve K: Does that mean MARC "echhhh"s the spot? Johnny D: Ever met a guy named Charlie on a tragic and fateful day? (I've been trying to parody THAT song for years, even before I found Amiright.) QC79: I've been stuck in the Meadowlands for much longer than that. (The Devil you say?) And the Net. Agri: I was in Chicago Memorial Day weekend 1999, when they made the switch from tokens to fare-cards. I was really mad, 'cause I had tokens left over from my last visit. Did you know that "The Chicago Transit Authority" was the original name of a certain band? But Mayor Daley (the father, not the son) threatened to sue, and so they became just "Chicago." Unfortunately, they eventually became, for all intents and purposes, The Peter Cetera Band...

You Americans have NOTHING to complain about...it is widely known that Britains railway system is made of Lego and used chewing gum...:-) 555

Thanks for everyone's comments. Looks like us NJ Transit riders are not alone. Hey QC--I think I was the guy sitting next to you on that delayed train, quietly writing parodies...thanks for the kind words...Michael Pacholek: yeah tell me about it! Kristof Robertson: British Rail has used chewing gum? Wow! NJ Transit would kill for such luxury, if it only had the budget! :-)