NEW JERSEY COPS ■ FEBRUARY 2014
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“It’s not like the final whistle blew and we were
done. Most people believe that the Super Bowl is
a one-day event. For our department,
it was more like 15 days.”
CHRISTOPHER TRUPPA
accounted for, the plan for game day was to restrict traffic
through the Secaucus Junction terminal, forcing passengers to
de-board the train to go through security, and then take a specific train to the Meadowlands.
“Between Saint Patrick’s Day, New Year’s Eve and various festivals, our department is geared in the mindset of moving large
crowds,” Truppa noted. “We normally move 25,000 people in a
full day through Hoboken Terminal between rail, bus, ferry and
light rail; for the Super Bowl, we moved almost twice that
through the Meadowlands Station in four hours. Realistically,
that’s unheard of.”
Final score
The last train out of the Meadowlands departed around 1:15
a.m., and officers took a collective deep breath knowing that
there were no injuries or attempts on the third largest commuter system in the country.
“We can all say happily that nothing took place,” Truppa
announced. “Cops had their eyes and ears open to ensure that
nothing happened, and every PBA member can rest (his or her)
hat on that.”
Demobilization of Operation Super Bowl XLVIII occurred
around 6 p.m. on Feb. 3, due to the fact that all the people from
the game needed to leave to get back home.
“It’s not like the final whistle
blew and we were done,” Truppa
stated. “Most peopl