As tropical storm Sandy neared the area, all transit systems in the region shut down on Sunday, October 28. By Monday morning all… Continue Reading Area Transit Shuts Down for Storm
According to reporting on WNYC (Oct. 9), New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering a completely new line of rail service, using the… Continue Reading MTA Mulls Westchester/Bronx/Penn Station Service
It’s always been problematic for those interested in how public agencies work to get access to internal documents. Laws such as the federal… Continue Reading Port Authority Documents Not Easily Accessible
The time-honored perk of giving all railroad employees will end January 1 for NJ Transit nonunion employees, following action at NJT’s Oct. 15 board… Continue Reading NJT NonUnion Workers to Lose Free Ride Privileges
On NJ Transit, schedules have been largely unchanged for years, with minor changes from time to time, and elimination of many off-peak trains… Continue Reading Metro-North Boosts Off-Peak, Weekend Schedules
According to Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), if plans for new trans-Hudson rail tunnels are not made final soon, the tunnels may become much… Continue Reading Schumer: Time Short for New Hudson Tunnels
The PATH rapid-transit system will impose a fare increase of about 13%, effective Monday, Oct. 1 (at 3 a.m.). Single and 2-trip fares… Continue Reading PATH Fares Rise 13% Monday, October 1
All the talk is of high-speed trains, but NJ Transit commuters wonder whether they will ever benefit, as commuter trains with their many… Continue Reading Amtrak Reaches for Highest Speed
NJ Transit has agreed to pay $5.8 million to 10 minority police officers as compensation for a string of racial insults and slurs… Continue Reading NJ Transit Cops Win Discrimination Suit
After 3 teenagers were killed by trains in 2 incidents on successive days in October 2011, NJ Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson convened a… Continue Reading Talking Crossing Gates to be Tested
