A highly-paid NJT conductor has been arrested for reselling used rail tickets. According to reporting by Mike Frassinelli in the Star-Ledger (Sept. 23),… Continue Reading NJT Conductor Nabbed in Ticket Fraud
Exploring yet another technology to protect its Meadows Maintenance Facility rail yards in Kearny from possible flooding, NJ Transit has announced its latest… Continue Reading NJT to Sandbag Critical Facilities
NJ Transit’s methods for settling personal-injury lawsuits and other legal claims against it, as well as managing its insurance program, have come under… Continue Reading NJT Secrecy Under Fire
Less than 10 months after Hurricane Sandy devastated NJ Transit’s rail operations, the railroad received a sharp reminder of the power of nature… Continue Reading Gladstone Service Returns Aug. 25 after Storm Disruption
After Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, NJ Transit belatedly realized that not all of its storage yards for rail equipment are storm-safe, after… Continue Reading Flood-Proof Yards Make Progress
Despite NJ Transit and Amtrak efforts, deaths of pedestrians on passenger-rail trackage in New Jersey continue to increase, according to reporting by Mark… Continue Reading Deaths on Tracks Surge
NJ Transit will partner with the US Department of Energy to study the design a new kind of “electrical microgrid” to make the… Continue Reading “Microgrid” Eyed to Improve NJT Power
It’s been almost 10 months since Hurricane Sandy devastated NJ Transit’s operations. Nearly all trains have since returned, but at the railroad’s iconic Hoboken… Continue Reading Hoboken Recovery: Restrooms to Reopen
What do customers born after 1980 (the “millennial generation”) need from public transit? To find out, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been… Continue Reading Millennials’ Transit Needs
On July 11, NJ Transit’s Board approved an operating budget of $1.94 billion that envisions no fare increase this year, making more than… Continue Reading No NJT Fare Hike This Year