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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Murphy, NJ TRANSIT Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin Corbett, and local officials today marked the beginning of testing of the first of 25 new ALP-45 dual-power locomotives manufactured by Alstom during a ceremony that was held on Track A at Newark Penn Station.
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Continue reading New Jersey Transit Police officers Rescue Injured Hawk at Newark Penn Station
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Morristown NJ, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, New Jersey Transit Police Chief Christopher Trucillo and Morristown Police Department Acting Chief Darnell Richardson announce an investigation into a deceased male found in Morristown, New Jersey.
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Clinic Vaccinates Nearly 1,000 NJ TRANSIT, NJDOT, Port Authority and New Jersey Turnpike Authority Employees in Single Day
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority teamed up with Walgreens today to expedite the effort to vaccinate employees during a large-scale vaccine clinic in Newark. The clinic had capacity to vaccinate nearly 1,000 employees of the agencies in a single day.
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT customers will soon have the chance to save money at local businesses through NJT REWARDS, the new free NJ TRANSIT rewards program pilot where customers earn points towards purchases at participating local businesses. Beginning April 5th customers can join the program through the NJ TRANSIT mobile app and begin earning points, which can be redeemed for deals at participating local shops, restaurants and attractions as well as at participating national chains.
Continue reading New Jersey Transit Police Officers Save OD’ing Man’s life
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Paramus NJ, with companies looking to bring their employees back into the office, the workforce has many factors to consider. Traffic safety is important to consider as people travel on roads and highways. Surprisingly Route 17 , 208 or 4 did not make the list .
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Newark NJ, NJ Transit police operation results in apprehensions for extensive vandalism to NJ TRANSIT equipment.
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Hoboken NJ, Starting Friday, February 26th NY Waterway has added additional departures on Friday and Saturday night from Port Imperial/Weehawken & Hoboken 14th St to Midtown/West 39th Street , Hours have been extended to 9:30pm clicking here.
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Ridgewood NJ, Winter weather is expected Thursday, Feb. 18th. Regular service is expected to continue to operate at this time. Please monitor njtransit.com, social media and download the mobile app to customize travel alerts for the latest service information. Service may be subject to delays and cancellations. Please allow for extra travel time.
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Ridgewood NJ, According to newly available court documents in a whistle-blower lawsuit against Academy Bus, a former employee claims that the private bus company defrauded NJ Transit since 2003. This is nine years earlier than the accusations made by the lawsuit filed against Academy Bus by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office in November 2020. Academy is a company that was paid to operate seven NJ Transit routes in Hudson County.
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New York NY, Beginning Monday, February 1, NJ TRANSIT will start touchless boarding on outbound bus trips for the Route No. 126 Line departing the Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) during the weekday evening peak period of 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Newark NJ, New Jersey Transit Police have made an arrest in connection with a brutal unprovoked assault from last year after spotting the alleged suspect at a bus stop over the weekend.
Continue reading NJ TRANSIT POLICE ARREST SUSPECT WHO PUNCHED SENIOR AT NEWARK PENN STATION IN MARCH
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New York NY, Amtrak is getting a new home, moving its Penn Station operations across Eighth Avenue to the historic Farley Post Office Building on Jan. 1st.
Continue reading Amtrak Moves Into the Historic Farley Post Office Building on January 1st
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is offering extra service to get you where you’re going this holiday season! Customers will have more travel options and flexibility for attending special events, family gatherings and other festivities with additional service offered on buses, trains and light rail lines.
Continue reading Kids Ride Free on NJ TRANSIT from December 18 until January 4th
