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Joyce Gallagher previously served as NJ Transit's chief of contracted services, directing the Americans with Disabilities Act Services division. She's also held leadership positions with the agency's bus and light rail divisions.
Forecasters are calling for some snow this morning and there could be another snow shower later today and early tonight, but temperatures are expected to hit a high of 41 degrees.
A deadly accident has officials in New Jersey trying to make it safer for pedestrians make it past railroad crossings.
"I'm all for it, anything that gets us quicker to work," said Co-op city resident Mark Vargas.
The accident occurred in Jersey City, in the area of Essex and Van Vorst streets.
It's been a bad year for commuters and if you rely on mass transit it's only expected to get worse as a federal transit tax credit is set to expire at the end of the year.
Delays are expected for Wednesday's evening commute on three NJ TRANSIT rail lines due to signal problems.
NJ Transit spokesman John Durso Jr. says NJ Transit buses are being diverted to Secaucus Junction until further notice.
NJ Transit said no one on the Bay Head-bound train was injured in the accident, though it wasn't immediately known how many passengers were aboard.
It was another morning of delays for NJ TRANSIT riders.
Trains are back on track on NJ TRANSIT's Northeast Corridor after an overhead power line fell onto a train line in Metuchen Tuesday morning.
Like so many places throughout northern New Jersey, many homes in Teaneck were made unlivable because of storm damage.
On Monday, Christie urged people to have patience while over 1,000 utility crews remove downed trees and repair damaged power lines.
Transportation officials are advising against any unnecessary travel Sunday because of unsafe driving conditions.
A N.J. Transit bus driver was stabbed in what is believed to be an attempted busjacking on Saturday night in Newark, sources said.
Instead of digging cash out of your wallet to buy train or bus tickets NJ TRANSIT commuters will now be able to use their smartphones to just tap and pay.
The agency's second customer satisfaction survey shows rail passengers giving an overall grade of 4.2 out of 10. That's down from 4.5 in April.
It was another challenging morning for some NJ TRANSIT riders, although perhaps some of the difficulty was mitigated by virtue of the Columbus Day holiday.
The trans-Hudson rail tunnel killed by Governor Christie will end up costing roughly $600 million even with a big refund from insurers, according to officials who released a "bottom line" breakdown on the aborted project.
Three teens were killed in two incidents along NJ TRANSIT tracks recently, which has officials wondering how to do a better job of keeping people off the tracks.
Michael Cabaj, 13, was struck and killed by a NJ TRANSIT train yesterday afternoon in Garfield, less than 24 hours after two teenagers were killed by a train in Wayne.
"He was such a good kid, always thoughtful. He wasn't doing anything, just taking an innocent walk," said the father 17-year-old Nicholas Sabina, who was killed.
Two trains lost power in a Hudson River tunnel, with two other trains held up behind them. Amtrak deployed diesel engines to remove the stalled trains from the tunnel.
Since Hurricane Irene hit, service has been out on Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line.
NJ Transit estimates bus tolls will more than double to $8.6 million.
