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  • NJ Transit Cops Win Discrimination Suit

    September 25, 2012

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    John Bobsin

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    NJT Management

    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

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  • Talking Crossing Gates to be Tested

    September 22, 2012

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    John Bobsin

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    Studies & Statistics

    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

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  • Study Highlights Transit-Oriented Development

    September 22, 2012

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    John Bobsin

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    Studies & Statistics

    Once upon a time, trolley lines built amusement parks at the end of their lines to encourage ridership.  The modern-day equivalent may be… Continue Reading Study Highlights Transit-Oriented Development

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  • NYC Transit Fare Increases Loom

    September 13, 2012

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    John Bobsin

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    MTA

    Increases in the New York City transit fare structure are likely by March 1, and the base fare may not be the only… Continue Reading NYC Transit Fare Increases Loom

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  • Amtrak Sets Records on NEC

    August 31, 2012

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    John Bobsin

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    Amtrak

    A decade or so ago, airlines were the dominant players in the Northeast Corridor transportation market.  However, today air travel suffers from high… Continue Reading Amtrak Sets Records on NEC

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  • Computer Strands JFK AirTrain Riders

    August 28, 2012

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    John Bobsin

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    Service Disruptions

    A computer problem left about 140 passengers stranded on the popular AirTrain serving Kennedy International Airport on Saturday evening, August 25, according to… Continue Reading Computer Strands JFK AirTrain Riders

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  • NJT Changes Weekend Bike Rules Again

    August 25, 2012

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    Donald Winship

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    Schedules & Service

    New Jersey Transit has changed the rules for bicycles on weekend trains again.  The ban on bikes applies only between Secaucus and Penn… Continue Reading NJT Changes Weekend Bike Rules Again

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  • Aging Infrastructure Blamed for NJT Delays

    August 8, 2012

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    John Bobsin

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    Studies & Statistics

    Aging infrastructure, and the lack of cash to fix it, particularly on the Northeast Corridor, are cited as a main cause of service… Continue Reading Aging Infrastructure Blamed for NJT Delays

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  • NJT Relaxes Some Weekend Bicycle Restrictions, but It’s Little Help on Our Lines

    August 7, 2012

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    Donald Winship

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    Schedules & Service

    New Jersey Transit announced on Monday, August 6th, that it would relax some of the weekend restrictions against the use of bicycles on… Continue Reading NJT Relaxes Some Weekend Bicycle Restrictions, but It’s Little Help on Our Lines

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  • Funding Increase Coming for Northeast Corridor; Benefits Our Trains, Too

    August 6, 2012

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    Donald Winship

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    Budget

    The New Jersey Legislature has authorized funding for Northeast Corridor (NEC) improvements of $35.7 million for fiscal year 2013—an 81% increase over the $19.7 million… Continue Reading Funding Increase Coming for Northeast Corridor; Benefits Our Trains, Too

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