Nj Transit

With Wsj Skewering Nj Transit, A Gov. Murphy Would Probably Clean House

... is bad news for Michael Drewniak, the former press secretary to Gov. Chris Christie. Spurred on by a Wall Street Journal story detailing increased problems experienced by New Jerseyans who commute to work in Manhattan, Murphy called the morning crush “wholly unacceptable,” and said that “New Jersey Transit needs new leadership committed to putting commuters’ needs first.” Drewniak, who had no prior transportation experience, became a top executive at NJ Transit in 2015, after working for Christie at the U. S. Attorney’s office and in the office of the Governor. Initially, he was Chief of Policy; he became Chief of Staff at the agency last year.  It’s fair to assume that Murphy would oust Drewniak if he is elected. This is wholly unacceptable. NJTransit needs new leadership committed to putting commuters' needs first. __link__/Pw 9 M 6 k 0 pix. — Phil Murphy (@Phil Murphy NJ) March 21, 2017. After Drewniak, Murphy will need to decide just how ...

How To Travel To Nj Or Into Nyc Tonight

... be affected by the extra trains, particularly service toward Summit. PATH service is running normally between Manhattan and locations in New Jersey. NJ Transit said cross-honoring was in effect at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33 rd Street. NJ Transit buses and private bus carriers are also cross-honoring. Hoboken services were impacted and some Summit-bound trains were impacted, NJT said. Amtrak said its Northeast Regional trains would run as planned via Newark into New York. According to Amtrak's website, tickets on Northeast Regional trains were still available as of Friday afternoon, at prices starting at $40 for the 20-minute ride. Amtrak said Keystone Service would end and originate in Newark where passengers could transfer to Northeast Regional trains into New York. PATH would also honor Keystone Service ticketed passengers in and out of New York. The Empire Service would terminate and originate in Yonkers. A Metro North shuttle train would transport passengers to and from Grand Central Terminal. If you can find your way across the river, Northeast Corridor, New Jersey Coast Line and Raritan Valley Line will operate to and from Newark and ...

New Jersey Transit Logs Most Accidents Among U.s. Commuter Railroads

... not. After years of diverting capital-project money to cover day-to-day costs, New Jersey Transit is strapped. Its woes have forced rail commuters to pay higher fares while suffering increased delays and crowding. “The agency is in a state of crisis,” said Senator Bob Gordon, a Democrat from Fair Lawn who is co-leading a legislative inquiry of New Jersey Transit. “I don’t have high hopes for any short-term relief.”. New Jersey Transit, with 79 million rail passengers a year, had its first fatal train accident in 20 years in 2016. The wreck in Hoboken, across the Hudson River from Manhattan, killed a woman standing on a platform and injured more than 100 passengers. Train Control. The agency faces a December 2018 federal deadline to install positive train control, technology that can override human error. New Jersey Transit was among the railroads granted a waiver from the December 2015 installation deadline after complaints to Congress that it was an unfunded mandate that couldn’t be ...

Nj Transit To Run Limited Service From N.y. After Collision

... an Amtrak train that sideswiped an NJ Transit  commuter train. The agency announced that a majority of Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line trains will be operating as scheduled Friday evening, except for a small number of trains traveling into New York. They are NEC trains #3896 and 3858. The 5:37 p.m. train from Metropark will terminate at Newark Penn Station. Six North Jersey Coast line trains will not operate this evening. Mid Town Direct trains will continue to operate from Hoboken Terminal and Cross honoring continues on NJ Transit and private carrier buses, on PATH and NY waterway ferries. #njtransit the nightmare has just begun. time to move out of #NJ packed train "collision in #pennstation #NYC __link__/Eelqjnt MLv. - John Hauryluke (@crmsaasguy) March 24, 2017. Earlier on Friday, ...

Nj Transit Stranded Morning Commuters, So They Added Evening Trains

... schedule didn't provide enough service for the volume of people who returned to work. Christina Tullo wrote that she drove to work after several trains passed the station without stopping. "Trains blew by Lyndhurst station all morning and I'm guessing were too overcrowded to pick us up," she wrote. "Some people had been there over an hour.". Even with the "holiday" schedule , no trains stopped at kingsland or lyndhurst today, stranded hundreds-4 trains passed @Commuting Larry. - aling 11 (@alyssaling 11) March 15, 2017. Robbie Merow wrote that he was finally able to squeeze on the third train that stopped at Linden. "We all stood at the platform while two trains stopped and were so full, nobody got on," he responded. "By the third train we squeezed in and I rode on the staircase.". After almost falling at a slippery Rahway station, Laurie Kutoroff wrote that every train that arrived was full. "After trying to get onto three trains (I left home at 6:30 am no less), every train was standing room only - even the dreaded ...