On the coldest night of the year, 1000 riders on a packed rush-hour NJ Transit train from New York to New Brunswick got… Continue Reading 1000 Stranded by Downed Wire
Once again, it appears that Congress has no trouble subsidizing people who drive to work, but transit users? That’s another matter. The disparity… Continue Reading Drive, Don’t Ride: Congress
Nearly 6 months after NJ Transit’s 7th Avenue Concourse restrooms at New York Penn Station embarrassed the railroad when their decrepit conditions were… Continue Reading NY Restrooms Closed for Renovation
Metro-North Railroad, still reeling from the fatal train wreck on December 1 and consequent operating changes forced by federal inquiries, now is contending… Continue Reading Metro-North Hit by Worker Fraud Charges
NJ Transit will begin offering limited direct service from stations on the Raritan Valley Line to New York Penn Station beginning March 2,… Continue Reading Raritan–Manhattan Direct Service Begins March 2
After 4 passengers died in the Metro-North wreck on December 1, suspicion rapidly focused on the engineer after it became apparent that he… Continue Reading Charges Unlikely in Metro-North Wreck
Two weeks after Metro-North (M-N) Railroad’s fatal crash on December 1, questions continue to surface regarding the railroad’s attention to safety. Significant changes… Continue Reading Metro-North Safety Commitment Questioned
Following the fatal train wreck on December 1, the United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on December 12 ordered an “extraordinarily rare” review… Continue Reading US Orders Metro-North Safety Review
Acting quickly on December 8 after the Federal Railway Administration ordered enhanced safety precautions following the fatal Metro-North crash on December 1, Metro-North… Continue Reading Metro-North to Upgrade Signals After Wreck
NJ Transit is gearing up for Super Bowl weekend. To encourage transit use by the 400,000 visitors expected in the metropolitan area (only… Continue Reading NJT Super Pass on Super Bowl Weekend