Photo: A huge crowd of U2 fans wait outside the concert for NJ Transit Trains/Eileen Lehpamer/1010 WINS
Posted: Monday, 28 September 2009 5:52PM
NJT Officials Expect More Delays after U2 Concert
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Concertgoers should expect delays getting trains after the U2 concert at Giants Stadium Thursday night.
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NJ Transit spokesman Dan Stessel says those traveling by rail should buy return tickets before entering the stadium to speed their passage home.
On Wednesday, it went from cheers to jeers for throngs of U2 fans as they tried to make their way to and from the concert at Giants Stadium.
Some New Jersey Transit riders say they waited for up to two hours for a train and that it turned a wonderful night into a nightmare.
Concertgoer Andrea Giantonio tells 1010 WINS what should have been a 20 minute trip home to Hoboken took over two hours.
A record 20,000 used the trains to get to the stadium Wednesday, instead of the 7,000 who normally ride the rails. NJ Transit says the station can handle 10,000 an hour.
Concertgoers complained about the apparent absence of service at the Secaucus Junction station.
Stessel says service continued at the junction until everyone was aboard, regardless of the normal schedule.
U2 drew a record crowd of more than 80,000 at Giants Stadium Wednesday.
Inset photo: A huge crowd of U2 fans wait outside the concert for NJ Transit Trains/Eileen Lehpamer/1010 WINS.
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On Wednesday, it went from cheers to jeers for throngs of U2 fans as they tried to make their way to and from the concert at Giants Stadium.
