Tag: repairs

River Line Repairs Enter Final Stage

June 13, 2012

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John Bobsin

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Light Rail

In August 2011, Hurricane Irene struck the New Jersey area. One of the casualties was the River Line light rail of NJ Transit, which operates between Trenton and Camden. A hillside adjacent to the River Line tracks was extensively damaged, and the passing siding adjacent to the hillside was taken out of service. Fortunately, the…
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LIRR To Be Nearly Shut Down for Two Weekends

September 30, 2010

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Donald Winship

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LIRR

NJ Transit customers have a quick and valuable connection in New York at Penn Station, both to Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). However, it won’t be so easy on two weekends in October and November: the LIRR has announced the final phase of repairs to the signaling system at their busy Jamaica…
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