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The State of New Jersey has received a grant to move forward with a project to replace the century-old Portal Bridge, which is a frequent chokepoint for commuters along the Northeast Corridor.
Stopping NJ TRANSIT would be paralyzing for thousands of commuters.
NJ TRANSIT, which saw some train under water during Sandy, is keeping a close eye in an effort to minimize service disruptions.
NJ TRANSIT said those planning on heading to Philadelphia should help themselves and buy tickets online to avoid lines at the stations.
Pope Francis is coming to Manhattan. He's addressing the United Nations on Thursday and leading mass at Madison Square Garden on Friday.
It looks like NJ TRANSIT riders are in for another rough commute Thursday afternoon.
Palisades Park, New Jersey was on edge Wednesday night, as police searched for a man who sexually assaulted at least two women.
Residents of a Bergen County, New Jersey neighborhood late last month were expressing safety concerns about a pile of railroad ties, and concerns have since mounted about similar piles in other towns.
Beginning Tuesday, gates at the 65-year-old bus terminal in Manhattan have been reassigned in a bid to reduce delays and overcrowding for the 110,000 passengers who use it daily.
Local resident Bob Crowland says the chemically treated wood is highly flammable.
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo was under new pressure Tuesday to support a new Hudson River rail tunnel – and the federal government has disputed claims that it is holding back the project.
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer pulled no punches Wednesday by ripping New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for killing a planned Hudson River tunnel.
It happened near the Westwood station just west of the Lincoln Boulevard crossing and not at a grade crossing, NJ TRANSIT said.
The meeting about the proposed Amtrak Gateway project at Sen. Cory Booker's office in Newark included the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez.
The accident happened at around 7:50 a.m. at Communipaw and Mallory Avenues.
Nutley police announced Monday that the headstone, which noted the death of Max Ferreira, belonged to a Newark Rottweiler.
Passengers planning to ride NJ TRANSIT trains to see Pope Francis in Philadelphia need to get tickets in advance.
Thousands of passengers are expected to take NJ TRANSIT to make their way to the Pontiff's public mass in Philadelphia.
Beginning Sept. 8, 80 percent of NJ TRANSIT will be on the third floor.
New York Sen. Charles Schumer is expected to outline a plan Tuesday to move ahead with Amtrak's proposed Gateway project for new rail tunnels under the Hudson River.
After a series of deadly train crashes, Congress mandated all railroads to install new technology to make trains safer by the end of the year.
Train delays like the ones caused recently by electrical problems in a century-old Hudson River tunnel could become much more common if a new tunnel isn't built, an Amtrak executive told New Jersey lawmakers Monday.
In late July, commuters and travelers dealt with more than a week of canceled and delayed trains.
Police are trying to figure out how a child's gravestone ended up at a bus station in northern New Jersey.
NJ TRANSIT service between Manhattan and Newark was briefly shut down Thursday afternoon, after a track fire outside Newark Penn Station.
