A reporter’s story: I’ve covered NJ Transit for 20 years, here’s what I think Governor Murphy may find in his audit

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; January 24, 2018 When I first started covering NJ Transit, the agency wasn’t considered a national…

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Governor Phil Murphy appoints Kevin Corbett to turn around troubled New Jersey Transit

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; January 23, 2018 Only a week in office, Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday tapped…

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A Way Forward for New York-New Jersey Commuters

An Opinion By Eric Kober, The New York Times; January 17, 2018 The people who commute into and around New…

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All Aboard Florida: Former New Jersey Transit workers get Brightline train moving in Florida

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; January 15, 2018 Brightline, the country’s first privately operated passenger train in decades, made…

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Free Ron Batory!!!

By Fred Frailey, TRAINS Magazine; January 10, 2018 Foolishness by the senators from New York and New Jersey continues. Six…

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The Most Awful Transit Center in America Could Get Unimaginably Worse

By Devin Leonard, Bloomberg Businessweek; January 10, 2018 To get to New York’s Penn Station, every northbound Amtrak passenger makes…

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Amtrak CEO Opinion: What accelerated infrastructure work at New York Penn Station means for you

By Guest Columnist Richard Anderson, NJ.com; January 8, 2018 At Amtrak, we are committed to improving Penn Station with significant…

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Memo: New Jersey Transit couldn’t fill critical jobs because low pay turned off applicants

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; January 8,2018 NJ Transit couldn’t fill key positions because the agency wouldn’t offer competitive…

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Amtrak preps for next New York Penn Station repair phase

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 4, 2018 Amtrak tomorrow will kick off the next round of track renewal projects at…

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New York/New Jersey – The right Hudson tunnel: Scale back Gateway to save it

By The Editorial Board, New York Daily News; January 3, 2018 Albeit on wrong-headed political grounds, the Trump administration has…

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Cuomo writes to Trump to save Gateway tunnel project

By Will Bredderman, Crain’s New York Business; December 31, 2017 Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office Sunday sought to rescue the federal…

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Trump to Schumer: ‘Drop dead’

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; December 30, 2017 “Non-existent”: This is the exact term the United…

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New York and New Jersey: Trump administration kills Gateway tunnel deal

By Will Bredderman, Crain’s New York Business; December 29, 2017 President Donald Trump dropped his own New Year’s ball—in the…

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The unique way Amtrak’s Coscia plans to get Gateway done

By Tom Bergeron, ROI; December 21, 2017 Tony Coscia has spent years pulling together all of the public entities required…

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New Jersey Transit is a ‘national disgrace’ that must be torn down and rebuilt: Murphy

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; December 20, 2017 Gov.-elect Phil Murphy pulled no punches about what he thinks is the biggest job…

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New Jersey Transit, Amtrak testing ways to find terrorist bombers at train stations

By Jonathan D. Salant, NJ.com; December 18, 2017 WASHINGTON — New Jersey Transit and Amtrak are working with the Transportation Security Administration on…

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Amtrak officials say New Jersey Transit owes $121 million for use of tracks from Trenton to New York

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; December 15, 2017 NJ Transit owes Amtrak $121 million for its use of the…

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New York, New Jersey reach funding pact for new rail tunnel

By The Associated Press, New York Daily News; December 14, 2017 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New York and New Jersey…

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New Jersey Transit paid $4.4 million for empty floor it leased for 2 years

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, Daily Record; December 13, 2017 NJ Transit paid $4.4 million to purchase office space at…

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Track repairs slated at century-old Hoboken, New Jersey rail terminal

By The Associated Press, The Seattle Times; December 8, 2017 HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Hoboken’s more than 100-year-old rail terminal…

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New Jersey Transit to order more electro-diesels

Written by  William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; December 8, 2017 NEW JERSEY Transit (NJ Transit) has decided to…

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The Daily CSX: New Jersey Transit service remains suspended following CSX freight train derailment

By Allison Pries, NJ.com; December 9, 2017 NJ Transit service on the Raritan Valley Line is expected to remain suspended…

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Editorial: Tear down New Jersey Transit and start over

An Editorial Opinion From NorthJersey.com; December 8, 2017 In these final weeks of the Christie administration, the governor is attempting…

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The Daily CSX: Major freight train derailment causes shutdown of New Jersey Transit line

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; December 8, 2017 A major freight train derailment in Union Township has caused the indefinite shutdown…

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Fires at New York City’s two busiest train hubs occur around same time

By Staff, New York Business Journal; December 6, 2017 Firefighters were called to combat two separate fires that took place…

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