‘We're going to need a bigger boat’: New Jersey prepares for Amtrak meltdowns during World Cup (opens in new tab)  3 articles covering this post

NEWARK, New Jersey — New Jersey has a pair of boats on standby to ferry soccer fans across the Hudson River in case of a meltdown at North America’s largest train station during the World Cup. The state’s transit system normally runs buses and trains, but it’s turning to watercraft for backup …