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  • NJT Secrecy Under Fire

    September 12, 2013

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    John Bobsin

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    NJT Management

    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

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  • Gladstone Service Returns Aug. 25 after Storm Disruption

    September 9, 2013

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    John Bobsin

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    Service Disruptions

    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

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  • Flood-Proof Yards Make Progress

    September 6, 2013

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    John Bobsin

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    NJT Management

    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

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  • NJT Shortens Princeton ‘Dinky’ Despite Ongoing Legal Challenges

    September 6, 2013

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    Donald Winship

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    Railgram

    The New Jersey Association of Railroad Passengers (NJ-ARP) and local Princeton residents have gone to court to stop New Jersey Transit from cutting… Continue Reading NJT Shortens Princeton ‘Dinky’ Despite Ongoing Legal Challenges

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  • Report from the Chair, Sept./Oct. 2013

    September 6, 2013

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    David Peter Alan

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    Railgram

    Cooperation is a wonderful thing, whether between people, institutions or the two.  On August 24, this writer had the pleasure of riding a… Continue Reading Report from the Chair, Sept./Oct. 2013

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  • Reports: NJT Didn’t Follow Its Own Storm Plan during Sandy

    September 6, 2013

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    Donald Winship

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    NJT Management

    Following the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey Transit has put more emphasis on flood-proofing its storage yards.  However, investigative reporting by… Continue Reading Reports: NJT Didn’t Follow Its Own Storm Plan during Sandy

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  • Gladstone Branch Service Disrupted by Washouts

    September 6, 2013

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    Donald Winship

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    Service Disruptions

    NJT Repairs Line Quickly, But Substitute Bus Service Was Questionable Less than 10 months after Hurricane Sandy devastated NJ Transit’s rail operations, the… Continue Reading Gladstone Branch Service Disrupted by Washouts

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  • Deaths on Tracks Surge

    August 28, 2013

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    John Bobsin

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    Studies & Statistics

    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

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  • Princeton Dinky Getting Dinkier

    August 28, 2013

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    Donald Winship

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    Service Cuts & Restorations

    The Princeton Branch (otherwise known as the “Dinky”) will soon become Dinkier.  New Jersey Transit will begin to remove the tracks and the… Continue Reading Princeton Dinky Getting Dinkier

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  • “Microgrid” Eyed to Improve NJT Power

    August 27, 2013

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    John Bobsin

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    Expansion Projects

    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

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