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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Central Railroad of New Jersey warehouse new HQ for candy giant

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; December 8, 2017 While its creator long ago disappeared into rail…

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New Jersey Transit Withholds Data Subpoenaed for Lawmakers’ Safety Probe

By Elise Young, Bloomberg Politics; December 5, 2017 New Jersey Transit is suppressing internal documents subpoenaed by state legislators investigating how…

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NJ Transit preps for winter weather

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 5, 2017 New Jersey Transit announced yesterday that it has finished winterizing hundreds of rail…

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On track: 5 of the nation’s most prominent rail projects

By Kim Slowey, Construction Dive; November 28, 2017 In the early 19th century, when the first passenger and cargo trains…

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New Jersey Transit: Bi-level EMUs, more dual-power locos on tap

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; November 17, 2017 NJ Transit has issued an RFP (request for proposals)…

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Doctors Rank Train Stations for Healthful, #TastyTrainFood; L.A. and D.C. Earn Highest Scores

A press release from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Holiday travelers who ride Amtrak will find numerous healthful meals…

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New Jersey Transit official warned feds of staffing crisis 2 months before Hoboken crash

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; November 10, 2017 A top official at NJ Transit wrote a letter to federal safety regulators warning them about…

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Dozens of New Jersey Transit engineers diagnosed with sleep apnea

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; November 8, 2017 More than one in 10 New Jersey Transit train engineers who…

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New Jersey Transit adds PTSI Transportation’s Route Learning System™

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 8, 2017 PTSI Transportation has completed work on the application…

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New Jersey Transit seeking to replace 50-year-old locomotives

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; November 7, 2017 NJ Transit’s oldest locomotives, some of which have been on the tracks for…

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New Jersey Transit Is Missing $2.4 Million in Fares From Worker Shortage

By Elise Young, Bloomberg; November 2, 2017 New Jersey Transit failed to collect $2.4 million in commuter-rail revenue over nine…

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Extra Amtrak Trains Scheduled in Northeast for Thanksgiving Travel

A press release from Amtrak; October 30, 2017: WASHINGTON – In anticipation of the busiest travel week of the year,…

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New Jersey: North Brunswick is riding high on train station announcement

By Jennifer Amato, Managing Editor, centraljersey.com; October 31, 2017 NORTH BRUNSWICK – Shop. Dine. Ride. Live. The tagline for the…

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Philadelphia: These are SEPTA’s worst rail lines. Here’s why.

By Justine McDaniel, Jason Laughlin & Dylan Purcell, Staff Writers, Philly.com; October 31, 2017 For commuters heading home to Bucks…

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New Jersey Transit posts lowest annual ridership since Superstorm Sandy

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; October 27, 2017 NJ Transit’s ridership declined 3 percent last year, reflecting the impact of a major crash,…

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New Jersey Transit, facing shortage, is slow to train locomotive engineers

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; October 27, 2017 NJ Transit takes longer to train locomotive engineers than any of…

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Commuters are fuming as New Jersey Transit keeps cancelling the same rush hour train

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 18, 2017 Angry commuters who say that their rush hour train has been canceled over…

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New Jersey Transit’s entire system is breaking down at an alarming rate

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 17, 2017 NJ Transit trains broke down more in 2017 than they did in 2016,…

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Have train riders found a sneaky new way to cheat on New Jersey Transit fares?

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 15, 2016 A new type of fare-beater is becoming a money-sapping problem for NJ Transit,…

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New Jersey Transit Delays Got Worse in September After New York Penn Repairs Completed: Report

From NBC 4 New York; October 13, 2017 If you thought your NJ Transit commute was worse in September than…

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New Jersey Governor Christie says he is confident new Hudson River tunnels will be built

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 13, 2017 Gov. Chris Christie and federal lawmakers said Friday they’re confident the federal government will…

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The Northeast Corridor in New Jersey: Crews to break ground on Portal Bridge Project in Kearny

From News 12 New Jersey; October 13, 2017 KEARNY – Crews will break ground Friday on the Portal Bridge Project…

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New Jersey Transit worried more concrete walls may crumble, this time on Montclair-Boonton line

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; October 11, 2017 NJ Transit is inspecting more concrete retaining walls along its tracks, following problems with…

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Union challenges New Jersey Transit math: ‘Show us the facts’ on 35 canceled trains

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 11, 2017 What’s in a number? Plenty when it comes to who to believe about how…

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