NEWARK, NJ — The NJ Transit board of directors recently adopted a Fiscal Year 2017 operating budget and capital program that supports continued investments in infrastructure and equipment to maintain the system in a state of good repair and enhance the overall customer experience, according to a recent press release from NJ Transit. “The operating […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit continues to advance its implementation of Positive Train Control in order to meet the 2018 deadline with the lease authorization of radio spectrum, according to a recent release. Positive Train Control is a federally mandated train control technology designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, over-speed derailments, incursions into work zone limits […]
TRENTON, NJ — The N.J. Assembly on Oct. 20 voted 71-0 to launch an investigation into the safety and financial practices of NJ Transit, giving the Assembly Judiciary Committee subpoena power to conduct an inquiry, according to a press release. The Judiciary panel is working on the inquiry with the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee; this […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Department of Public Safety reported that an NJ Transit bus and a passenger vehicle collided at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Market Street on Oct. 24. At approximately 4:33 a.m., the bus was traveling eastbound on Market Street and the passenger vehicle, a silver 1996 Honda […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Approximately 350 guests turned out Oct. 1 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the South Orange Train Station, raising $15,000 for a new beautification fund for the historic location. South Orange and NJ Transit hosted the centennial celebration. Built in 1916 by architect Frank J. Nies, the South Orange Train Station […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Train Station celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. To commemorate this historic occasion, South Orange Village and NJ Transit are hosting a centennial celebration this Saturday, Oct. 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sloan Street in front of the station. Built in 1916 by architect Frank J. […]
NEWARK, NJ — The NJ Transit Police Department arrested a man who allegedly assaulted a train conductor Sunday, Sept. 11, after being asked for a train ticket, according to a Sept. 12 release from NJ Transit. Peer Fikhman, 22, of Israel was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on a conductor and theft of services […]
TRENTON, NJ — A bill Assembly Democrats Wayne P. DeAngelo, Raj Mukherji, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and John McKeon sponsored to help ensure that mass transit riders are properly informed of proposed service cuts is now law. The new law, A-227, requires NJ Transit to hold a public hearing and provide notice prior to a reduction […]
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Transit Police have charged a man with criminal sexual contact after identifying him from a victim’s description given to police a few days earlier, according to a Sept. 13 press release. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, 50-year-old Raghavan E. Narayanan of Hillsborough was arrested at Newark Penn […]
NEWARK, NJ — Following safety concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note7, NJ Transit is strongly urging all customers not to use or charge the mobile device on board trains, buses, light rail vehicles or in stations and facilities, according to a recent release from NJ Transit. “We are asking our customers who have […]