[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

I love New Jersey. It’s just its political leaders I can’t stand.

Stupid, stupid, stupid. Who do you think you are, DC politicians?

Calling Al Gore, Mop Up in Railroad yard.

[Past Your Eyes]

[miss marmelstein]

Nothing, but nothing, surprises me about the swamp that is New Jersey.

[Yo-Yo]

Willie Green is deeply saddened.

[Dutch Boy]

Was this an attempt to get new trains?

[cripplecreek]

I had a neighbor who was hoping for a tree to fall on his car. He used to park it under a tree in the middle of his yard every time it got stormy.

[COBOL2Java]

Politicians know more than engineers! Ask the geniuses in Washington DC! [shakes head]

[Alberta's Child]

This article overlooks a lot of items that came into play in northern New Jersey. For one thing, most of the railyards used by NJ TRANSIT are located in low-lying areas where flooding is a potential problem. The reason for this is simple: In a place like New Jersey where there are many ranges of hills, the railroads were originally built along the few areas with level terrain: the river valleys. This is why Raritan Yard was built in the flood plain for the Raritan River, Dover Yard was built along the Rockaway River, Port Morris Yard was built between Lake Hopatcong and the Musconetcong River.

NJ TRANSIT made the same understandable mistake many people and leaders in New Jersey made with this storm. They based their storm preparations on the recent experience with Hurricane Irene last year. That storm brought drenching rain that caused severe flooding throughout the interior of New Jersey, while coastal flooding wasn't very bad. This storm brought little rain but a coastal storm surge of historic proportions, which meant the flooding wasn't the same as was last time.

[raybbr]

Please, don’t believe this was and accident. They knew full well what would happen. Now, they will beg the taxpayer to buy new ones. Just think of all the union jobs that will “save”.

[trebb]

New Jersey, New York, New Orleans - seems like the “New” States/Cities, have some serious common sense deficiencies. I wonder what else they have in common...