Woman Struck By NJ TRANSIT Train In Ramsey, New Jersey
An NJ TRANSIT train struck a woman in Ramsey, New Jersey Friday afternoon, forcing officials to shut down service on a section of the Port Jervis line.
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An NJ TRANSIT train struck a woman in Ramsey, New Jersey Friday afternoon, forcing officials to shut down service on a section of the Port Jervis line.
According to authorities, NJ TRANSIT police officer Victor Ortiz climbed down from the platform at the terminal in Secaucus after reports of a man lying in the tracks on Aug. 26.
Many NJ TRANSIT riders at the Port Authority Bus Terminal will be moving permanently to new gates during the evening rush.
NJ TRANSIT spokeswoman Nancy Snyder said the crash occurred around 6 a.m. when the 59 Line bus was headed north on Broad Street struck the 13 Line bus, which was carrying about 20 passengers.
The crash happened around 6 a.m. at Raymond Boulevard and Broad Street when a NJ TRANSIT 59 Line bus, with only the driver on board, slammed into a 13 Line bus carrying 17 passengers.
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Unions representing locomotive engineers and conducts ratified the contracts on Friday and Saturday, respectively. They were the last of 11 rail unions to do so.
Service was suspended for more than an hour Friday in both directions between Glen Rock and Hoboken after a train, which wasn't carrying any passengers, struck and killed a man on the tracks.
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About $2.7 billion dollars worth of upgrade and repair projects on NJ TRANSIT rail and bus lines have stopped because of the budget fight between the governor and legislators.
The two remaining rail unions negotiating with New Jersey Transit have reached tentative agreements with the agency.
NJ TRANSIT said if both parties do not come back to the table by Friday, they are going to start preparing for a shut down by mid-July.
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The director of NJ TRANSIT on Tuesday defended the use of audio surveillance systems on some of its trains Tuesday, as some questioned the monitoring's legal and ethical underpinnings.
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Christie spoke Wednesday on his regular radio interview show and said despite a projected $57 million budget gap for NJ TRANSIT, there won't be a fare increase.
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