From: nick+mtr@nicksandru.com   
      
   On 09/02/2014 03:15 PM, conklin wrote:   
   > [...]  I thought that the bad food was the least   
   > of the problems in the modern Penn Station.  No/ bad AC is a far greater   
   > bother.  The waiting room reminds me of the IRT #2, minus the bubble gum on   
   > the floor.  The call for the DC trains is like a cattle call with so many   
   > people lined up you can't even GET to the waiting areas.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Add to that the crowding in the morning hours - especially when two full   
   NJT trains arrive at the same platform one after the other and discharge   
   2000+ passengers in the same time. The stairways in the west end of the   
   platforms are closed for rebuilding. It may take 10 minutes to get from   
   the train to the concourse over the remaining 2 or 3 stairways or   
   escalators. It's even worse when an Amtrak regional arrives at the same   
   platform at the same time as an NJT train - one of the escalators is   
   going downwards to the platform for the passengers that have to get on   
   the Amtrak train, so that it can't be used by those that have to go up   
   to the concourse. In the afternoon the NJT waiting area in the east end   
   (towards 7th Avenue) is often so crowded that you can barely get through   
   to the gate for your train - I missed my train on more than one   
   occasion, so I generally avoid it.   
      
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   Nick Sandru   
   Somerville, NJ   
      
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