NJ Transit River Line Train Catches Fire, Riders Evacuated
New Jersey Transit officials say 40 passengers on the agency's River Line were safely evacuated from a light rail train that caught fire in Burlington County over the weekend.
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New Jersey Transit officials say 40 passengers on the agency's River Line were safely evacuated from a light rail train that caught fire in Burlington County over the weekend.
Three people were hospitalized on Wednesday after their vehicle was struck by a train in Camden.
A joint legislative committee in Trenton has begun hearings into the operations of New Jersey Transit.
Chris discussed yesterday's NJ Transit crash in Hoboken, the Phillies plan to honor Ryan Howard and Donald Trump's latest rant against Alicia Machado. He spoke with economist Chris Butler on Finance Friday about the testimony of Wells Fargo's CEO before Congress at 7:00, comedians Justin Willman and Simon Taylor, who will be performing at Helium Comedy Club this weekend at 7:20 and CSN Philly's Ray Didinger to assess the Eagles 3-0 start at 8:00.
Unions representing locomotive engineers and conductors voted to ratify the contracts within the last week. They were approved at a special board session Wednesday afternoon.
The other nine rail unions had signed contracts after a tentative agreement was reached in March, about a day before a strike deadline.
Hundreds of transportation projects across New Jersey will come to a halt Friday night for at least a week as the state looks for money to pay for the work.
United Transportation Union Local 60, which represents conductors; the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and NJ Transit all confirmed the deals on Saturday.
Members of a union representing some New Jersey Transit rail workers have become the first group to not ratify a new contract with the agency.
How much privacy should one expect on public transit? That issue is being questioned by the New Jersey branch of the American Civil Liberties Union.
New Jersey commuters won't have a New Jersey Transit strike as an excuse to miss work Monday, and Gov. Chris Christie says they won't have to worry about fare hikes for awhile to cover the cost of a tentative deal reached with rail workers.
Union workers have been without a contract for nearly five years.
New Jersey Transit and its rail workers unions will pick up negotiations Monday in an effort to prevent the agency's first strike since 1983.
Rail, light rail and Access Link services are operational Monday with the exception of the Gladstone Branch, where buses are running between Gladstone and Summit.
Services resumed around 11 a.m. Sunday with some delays and detours as a result of the winter storm.
NJ TRANSIT cross-honoring of tickets and passes on bus, rail, light rail and private bus carrier services remains in effect through Sunday, January 24.
New schedules that were approved in July take effect Monday.
Passengers planning to ride New Jersey Transit trains to see Pope Francis in Philadelphia need to get tickets in advance.
New Jersey Transit has said the increases, which average 9 percent, are needed to fill a $60 million budget gap that persisted even after the agency managed to cut $40 million internally.
New Jersey Transit says passengers were stranded for more than three hours after their train broke down and their rescue train became disabled.
Persistent power outages continue to make life difficult for more than 200,000 people around the Delaware Valley and South Jersey.
Authorities say a woman suffered serious leg injuries when she was struck by a New Jersey Transit bus.
Service had been suspended after Tuesday night's fatal crash of an Amtrak train in northeast Philadelphia.
If you ride New Jersey Transit trains, particularly into the northern part of the state, you might have noticed a less-than-pleasant odor seeping into your train car.
It's like Groundhog Day! The winter weather is once again impacting the Monday morning commute for drivers and others trying to make their way to work, school and elsewhere.
