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 following a recent series of fires and electrical problems at New York Penn Station, the train hall at the heart of the region’s tournament planning.
After one of the recent fires, New Jersey Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said he texted one of his top aides at some “ungodly hour.”…