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$112M coming to fix rail woes blamed for NJ Transit, Amtrak ‘summer of hell’
The problematic overhead wires and signal on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line will be replaced under a $32 million federal grant announced by Congressman Frank Pallone Thursday.
NJ Transit, Amtrak testify before New Jersey lawmakers
Some palpable tension could be felt during Thursday’s Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities (TIA) Committee, which featured NJ Transit President Kevin Corbett and Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner.
Lawmakers announce $112M in federal funding to improve NJ Transit, Amtrak
The funding comes following multiple issues with both NJ Transit and Amtrak, including delays and cancellations.
NJ Transit, Amtrak receiving over $110 million in federal funding to modernize infrastructure
On U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey announced $112 million in federal funding for both organizations that will modernize transit infrastructure along the Northeast Corridor.
NJ Transit replaces company that built, ran Hudson-Bergen light rail for 30 years
The company that built and operated NJ Transit's first light rail line for almost 30 years was ousted when the agency's board awarded a $1.5 billion contract to a Boston based contractor.
NJ Transit approves $1.567 billion contract for Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line
A new contract for operations and maintenance of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line was approved by the New Jersey Transit Board of Directors.
NJ TRANSIT Rail schedule changes now in effect
Numerous changes to the NJ TRANSIT Morris and Essex Lines and Northeast Corridor could impact commuters' schedules.
$80M coming to fix rail woes blamed for NJ Transit, Amtrak ‘summer of hell’
Federal agencies have approved $80 million in grants that will replace the ancient overhead wires and signal on the Northeast Corridor line that were blamed for the “summer of hell” rail problem, U.S.
NJ Transit votes to close a train station that opened in 1918
NJ Transit’s board voted Wednesday to close the Kingsland rail station in downtown Lyndhurst and consolidate it with a new ...
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NJ Transit Board approves contract with ACI-Herzog JV to operate Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system
NJ Transit train. The New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) Board of Directors approved a contract with ACI-Herzog JV to ...
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Tree branch that penetrated windshield killed NJ Transit light rail operator: NTSB (corrected)
A tree branch that penetrated the cab windshield struck and killed the operator of a train on NJ Transit’s light rail River ...
NTSB releases preliminary report in crash that killed NJ Transit River Line operator
The NTSB found that the train had been traveling at 64 mph through a curve in dark conditions as it approached the tree.
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NJ Transit Taps ACI-Herzog JV as New HBLR Operator
The NJ Transit Board of Directors on Nov. 13 announced that it has awarded a contract to ACI-Herzog JV to operate the ...
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Northeast Corridor Train Kills Woman In Central Jersey, NJ Transit Says
A woman died when she was hit by a train in South Brunswick on Veterans Day, officials said. The woman was struck between ...
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Sussex County Dad, NJ Transit Worker Scott Williams Dies, 47
Scott Williams, a longtime NJ Transit employee and Sparta resident, died on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the age of 41, according to an obituary from the Goble Funeral Home website. Williams, was born in ...
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The rush to save big toll hike before Trump returns: What NJ could pay
NY officials race to save controversial congestion tolling plan before Donald Trump returns to the White House. Learn how ...