NJ TRANSIT Faces Tough Questions Following Spike In Delays, Cancellations
NJ TRANSIT riders facing delays and cancellations are pleading for officials to stop their commuting nightmare. And now lawmakers are also calling for action.
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NJ TRANSIT riders facing delays and cancellations are pleading for officials to stop their commuting nightmare. And now lawmakers are also calling for action.
Commuter frustration may have been at an all-time high Monday, with train after train cancelled due to what NJ TRANSIT called "operational issues."
Authorities say an NJ TRANSIT train from Middletown to Hoboken struck an NJ TRANSIT bus operated by Community Coach Bus in Garfield.
At one point, there were delays of up to 45 minutes in and out of Penn Station after a train became disabled in one of the Hudson River tunnels.
Authorities say a train on the NJ TRANSIT Hudson Bergen Light Rail line struck a vehicle near the corner of Van Vorst and Essex Streets.
Called Positive Train Control, the mandatory hardware and software is being installed on all NJ TRANSIT trains and is expected to take until next year.
Starting Monday, service will be reduced on several NJ TRANSIT lines until next year to allow crews to install positive train control equipment on locomotives and cab cars.
NJ TRANSIT officials are looking into a bus driver recorded counting money with his hands off the wheel while driving on a busy highway.
The meeting is being called a "We Are Listening" forum.
Despite delays and other issues, New Jersey Transit has been named one of the best places to work in the country
NJ TRANSIT is supposed to have a crash prevention system, called positive train control, installed on all of its trains by the end of the year.
New Jersey Transit says it will temporarily shut down and limit some train service as it works to install a federally mandated safety system by a Dec. 31 deadline.
The trouble began at around 9 a.m. and was blamed on Amtrak overhead wire problems.
Trains on the Babylon, Hempstead, West Hempstead and Far Rockaway lines are now running on or close to schedule.
New York Waterway and NJ TRANSIT are challenging the city's plan to fully connect the walkways along Sinatra Drive.
Metro-North, Long Island Rail Road and NJ TRANSIT are all planning normal service Thursday, but say weather-related delays are possible.
NJ TRANSIT says trains were suspended during the morning rush after Amtrak's Portal Bridge was stuck in the open position.
Gov. Phil Murphy sat down with CBS2's Meg Baker for a one-on-one interview following NJ TRANSIT's monthly board meeting Wednesday.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy once called New Jersey Transit a national disgrace. On Tuesday, he unveiled his plan to fix it.
Service was suspended for a time and riders were facing delays of up to 60 minutes during the morning rush.
The second nor'easter in less than a week has disrupted service for Metro-North, NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak.
While flight activity is continuing at area airports, hundreds of flights have been canceled.
NJ TRANSIT says riders are facing delays up to 60 minutes in and out of Penn Station Thursday morning.
The driver of a NJ TRANSIT bus died Tuesday evening after an earlier head-on collision with a garbage truck in Essex County.
Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson told a House subcommittee on Thursday Amtrak is worried passengers are being put at risk by delays in installing the technology that's designed to prevent crashes.
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If you're heading out, watch your step—black ice could make things tricky.
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Fortunately, the rail was fixed just before 8 a.m., leading to service getting back on track.
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