It has been a brutal day on NJ Transit for some commuters after damage caused by Monday night's storm caused service suspensions on a key line. Christinafantv has the latest on the struggle to get home.
As CBS2's Christina Fan reported Tuesday, service remains suspended on the Morris and Essex line.
"Morris line remains suspended until further notice. OK, I guess I'll be taking the bus in a few minutes," one woman said.The chaos for passengers taking the Morris and Essex line began in morning, after a tree crashed onto the tracks near Maplewood on Monday night. Not only did the tree fall on one of NJ Transit's busiest lines, it also took down overhead wires and a catenary pole.
The disruption forced thousands of commuters to scramble on Tuesday morning. Ben Wofle of Springfield was one of them. He parked and paid at the Summit train station, only to find the train wasn't running. He then had to detour to "The whole morning has been a disaster, to try and drive down here and some of the construction. I used to park in the garage across the street. I got the last available spot," Wolfe said.