Police Officer Injured After NJ TRANSIT Train Hits Patrol Car
The Bridgewater Patrol car was responding to the track to check on a possible trespasser.
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The Bridgewater Patrol car was responding to the track to check on a possible trespasser.
NJ TRANSIT Northeast Corridor trains were delayed up to an hour during the Monday afternoon rush, as authorities conducted a death investigation on the tracks.
Three people were injured Wednesday evening in a bus crash in Maple Shade, N.J.
Service was suspended on part of the NJ TRANSIT Montclair-Boonton Line Tuesday afternoon, due to downed power lines.
A new schedule will take effect Sunday that reflects rail operations systemwide with 697 out of 700 trains that were running before superstorm Sandy.
Service on the Morris and Essex NJ TRANSIT line was suspended Tuesday night, after one person was struck and killed by a train and two others were critically hurt.
Around 9 a.m. Tuesday, NJ TRANSIT's Rail Operations Center experienced a problem with both computer servers that control signals on all NJ TRANSIT lines, officials said.
A costly decision made in the hours leading up to Superstorm Sandy has been pinned on a mid-level manager at NJ Transit.
At least three people were seriously injured when an NJ TRANSIT bus and a van collided on the Garden State Parkway Tuesday night.
NJ TRANSIT suspended service around 7:30 a.m. due to a trespasser fatality near Upper Montclair. By around 9 a.m., service was restored and trains were operating on or close to scheduled.
An NJ TRANSIT conductor was charged accused Tuesday of running a ticket scheme at Penn Station.
One person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured Wednesday following a crash involving an NJ TRANSIT bus and a van in Newark, N.J.
Christie says the NJ Transitgrid would be the first microgrid built for a non-military use. It would supply highly reliable power when the regular power sources fail.
The agency's plan called for moving its trains to higher ground before superstorm Sandy hit, raising additional questions about why the agency instead moved locomotives and rail cars to low-lying rail yards.
Alonza Robertson, 45, was visiting New Jersey from Rockland County on a shopping trip in July when he attempted to board an NJ Transit bus but was apparently waved away, 1010 WINS reported.
A reported fire on an Amtrak train at Newark Penn Station caused major delays on two NJ TRANSIT lines Saturday afternoon.
"Effective Monday, the work to restore the bathrooms at Hoboken Terminal will be completed and the bathrooms will be open to the public for the first time since the storm," NJ TRANSIT Executive Director James Weinstein said.
In a press release, New York's senior senator said last week's heat wave highlighted the need to strengthen the equipment and make the transit systems more resilient.
Temperatures surged to potentially dangerous levels Thursday with relief from the largest heat wave of the summer still days away.
A heat advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m. Friday for all of New York City, Westchester and Rockland counties, and parts of Connecticut.
Overhead wire problems and track issues caused major headaches for commuters Wednesday evening. Most service issues were resolved by 7 p.m. Trains were expected to be running on schedule for Thursday morning's commute.
Some filthy restrooms in the NJ TRANSIT concourse at Penn Station have yet to be scratched off the "to-do" list for upgrades.
According to the criminal complaint, George L. Simpson, Jr., 41, is accused of taking his hands of the wheel and masturbating while operating a NJ TRANSIT bus in Weehawken on June 24.
The blaze reached three alarms, according to the Plainfield FD. There's no word of injuries as yet.
Starting Thursday, with Hudson River fireworks viewing in mind, NJ TRANSIT will be adding cars that are 37 feet longer to some trains.
