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   Message 990 of 3,261   
   Sancho Panza to Clark F Morris   
   Re: Cross honoring on New Jersey Transit   
   09 Jul 14 00:15:44   
   
   From: otterpower@xhotmail.com   
      
   On 7/8/2014 7:49 PM, Clark F Morris wrote:   
   > On Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:55:24 -0400, Sancho Panza   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 7/8/2014 2:07 PM, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   >>> The Phila Inqr reported power problems on the NEC between NYC and Phila,   
   delaying Amk, NJT, and SEPTA trains for 30-60 minutes.   
   >>>   
   >>> No cause was given.   
   >>>   
   >>> http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Service_suspended_on_SEPTA   
   _Trenton_and_Chestnut_Hill_West_lines.html   
   >>>   
   >> A real debacle. And NJ Transit bus drivers hadn't even been informed   
   >> about the all-too-frequent cross-honoring.   
   >>   
   > The problem is that there isn't a common fare structure covering ALL   
   > of New Jersey Transit allowing whatever combination of vehicles works   
   > best for a given trip without transfer penalty.   
      
   Except that the fairly recent standard practice for problems like   
   hurricanes, snowstorms, road or rail breakdowns or the like is to   
   announce cross honoring as much in advance as possible. Not so much with   
   all the Amtrak problems.   
      
      
      
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