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Interesting. Let's start it over to our other colleague, uh, Kimberly Bucks. She's in Hoboken this morning, where a lot of these headaches may really be playing out this morning, Kim. A little levity never hurts, but as my colleagues said, both Tony, Amanda, and Tom, of course we don't want any additional surprises. So that is why it is so important to have boots on the ground to let folks know what is happening, especially after a three day weekend. Here we are at Hoboken Terminal this morning. Things are starting to pick up quite a bit. Hundreds of thousands of rail commuters will share a single track between Newark and Secaucus for 4 weeks. Schedule changes and slower and more crowded trains. We did see many, many folks as early as 5:30 this morning rushing to catch the path and transit officials directing where to go as commuters came through in droves on weekdays. Riders on the Morristown, Gladstone Branch, and Montclair Booton lines who typically travel directly into New York Penn Station will instead be rerouted here to Hoboken Terminal where trains. Will come to a stop now from this point it's a matter of finding your best bet. What is the best way for commuters to transfer from here, whether that be by ferry later this morning bus or the path. So do plan to leave early to compensate for that extra time to tack onto your morning commute and that is our plan for this morning to speak with those commuters who are up against this big risk, big reward. We're here at the Hoboken terminal this morning. Kimberly Bucks 12, New Jersey.

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First thing this morning, prepare to have your morning routine disrupted. Amtrak is transferring rail service from an old bridge to a new one as part of the Portal Bridge cutover. Nearly 30 trains canceled over the weekend and given the holiday yesterday, this is just the start here to see the impact to every line except Atlantic City. For many who take the train. Directly into New York City. That's not happening now. They'll have to stop in Hoboken and use the path, ferry or bus. The head of NJ Transit is expected at the Maplewood train station this morning. Right now that's where we find News 12 New Jersey's Tony Caputo, as there's a whole crew out there this morning to test out the system, Tony, and see how it holds up. Nick, you talk about team coverage. We got team coverage right here, no doubt. Amanda Eustace, Tom Krasnowski, of course, my colleagues here at News 12 New Jersey, they do the great toll of community segments that we see on social and on air. You guys are killing it with that, but you're going to be really dealing with the toll of the commute this morning with this portal bridge cut over. Let's start with you, Amanda. What is the plan? What is your plan this morning, Tony? I don't think we have a plan. Right, I think some of the best things happen when you don't have a plan. I think the, the whole point of doing this and part of the series of the total commuting is to document what it's like for commuters, for the people that are riding the rails, the ferries, the buses every single day. In this case, it's to show and see what it's gonna be like for the next 4 weeks. Specifically, we're taking a Midtown direct ride, right? So we're taking it from him here from Maplewood. We're going into Hoboken, and then both Tom and I are going to be transferred. I'm gonna be taking the bus and Tom's gonna be taking the path and then it really is kind of up in the air. Some may say even in God's hands to figure out when we get into the city, what it's gonna be like, are there going to be lines, long waits on platforms, um, delays, cancellations, those sorts of things, see what it's like from the commuter's perspective. Um, Luckily for us we're at least getting paid for it. Hey, there you go. That's nice, Tom. You guys will be posting on social throughout the. letting us know how the trip is going. Yes, yes, we also want to hear from you guys, the viewers as well. Tony will be here in Maplewood. We got team coverage everywhere. Kim over in Hoboken and wherever you're coming from, we want to hear from you guys as well. And as Amanda said too, there's so many different lines that are impacted by this in some way, right, reducing in service. We're taking those Midtown direct lines where you have to do that extra step. It's almost like before the time where the Midtown direct didn't exist. Have to go to Hoboken, either take the path or take the bus. The ferry is also cross honoring, and you know, even just getting a PATH train at 7:30 or 8 a.m. can be a hassle as is. And on a normal Tuesday now you factor in less service, yeah, it's going to be a jam. But all the officials, they say it's for a good reason that this bridge, this old bridge, was so unreliable, and this new one will be better. But yeah, in the meantime, it's going to cost commuters a lot both this month and then another one, another. Over coming in the fall. That's a lot of bad commutes ahead. Well, listen, we appreciate the total commuting segment you guys do. We wish you luck today. Good luck with all this. This is why I don't take the train. Never have, never will. Not going to deal with that, but it should be interesting. Let's throw it over to our other colleague, Kimberly Buck. She's in Hoboken this morning, where a lot of these headaches may really be playing out this morning, Kim.

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NJ Transit says the disruption may be inconvenient now, but the project will improve service for decades to come. 

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