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Letter From Summit: New Jersey commuters suffer long delays on old transport system

Even on a good day the commute is more than an hour each way. Add a winter storm, and things get much worse

Monday 1 February 2016 at 17:00

The tracks, trains, signalling systems and everything else are old and falling apart
The tracks, trains, signalling systems and everything else are old and falling apart Photo: iStockPhoto

Like many other northern New Jersey towns, Summit, with a population of around 22,000, has a lot of commuters.

In some areas of the town, 40% of residents commute into New York City.