"Our infrastructure was not built for the climate of the future," Radley Horton said. "A lot of our infrastructure, at this point, is also very old. Some of it is beyond its intended lifetime."
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By Nicole Tan July 8, 2024
The nation's transportation system was built to withstand the weather, come rain or shine.
However, the heat dome scorching the U.S. has been pushing the nation's infrastructure to the limits. As millions of Americans face sweltering heat conditions, many have also been left stranded by disruptions in the nation's transportation systems that buckled under extreme temperatures.
Train speed restrictions and delays
In the Northeast, Amtrak and New Jersey Transit experienced severe delays as the heat wave placed pressure on electrical systems and trains, leaving tens of thousands of commuters stranded.
Both providers are crucial to the region's transportation network. New Jersey Transit is the largest state transit system in the country, transporting nearly one million people per day across its different services. Amtrak's Northeast Regional route alone serviced nearly 9.2 million customers in 2023.
Though rail service suspensions and delays were concentrated at New York's Penn Station hub, the subsequent disruptions spread far along the Northeast Corridor.
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