Hurricane Sandy wreaks havoc on transit systems

摘要

On Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy blew ashore near Atlantic City, N.J., ravaging the Northeast Coast. A week later, passenger railroads that serve the region still were struggling to recover from flooding, downed trees and other debris that severely damaged railroad track, signals and equipment. Several East Coast passenger railroads suspended service even before the super storm struck to ensure public safety, as well as to secure equipment and infrastructure from destructive winds and flooding. Those that suspended operations on Oct. 29 included Amtrak's eastern seaboard lines, MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), MTA Metro-North Railroad, MTA New York City Transit (NYCT), Maryland Transit Administration, New Jersey Transit, Port Audiority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), Port Authority Transit Corp., Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Virginia Railway Express and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.