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NJ TRANSIT Has Major Breakthrough in Passenger Safety

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Federal Railroad Administration Certifies NJ TRANSIT’s Positive Train Control (PTC) system

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Ridgewood NJ,  Governor Phil Murphy today, alongside NJ TRANSIT Board Chair and Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin Corbett, Amtrak President Stephen Gardner, Federal Railroad Administrator Ron Batory, and Parsons Corporation’s Terry Fetters, announced that NJ TRANSIT’s Positive Train Control (PTC) system has been certified by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) as meeting the December 31, 2020 deadline for implementation. This major accomplishment comes after nearly three years of around the clock work, first to meet the interim milestone for equipment and infrastructure installation at the end of 2018, and then to achieve this certification for full implementation. When Governor Murphy took office in January of 2018, the project was at just 12% completion toward the 2018 interim goal for equipment and infrastructure installation.

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NJ Transit Rail Service will Operate on a Severe Weather Schedule; Bus and Light Rail will run Regular Weekday Service

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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT buses, light rail and Access Link will operate on a regular weekday schedule for as long as weather and road conditions allow.  Rail service will run on a Level 2 Severe Weather Schedule due to the predicted severe winter storm starting tomorrow. Customers should expect delays, detours and potential service cancellations if storm conditions intensify. Level 2 Severe Weather Schedules can be found by clicking here.

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NJ TRANSIT’S $150 MILLION RENOVATION PROJECT BILLED AS CRITICAL MOMENT IN NEWARK’S ELEVATION TO CENTER OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE

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Newark NJ, “Today’s announcement represents the single most critical moment in Newark’s revival as a business location in a generation,” says John Saraceno, principal of Onyx Equities, LLC, owner and operator of Gateway 1, 2 and 4.   “Many companies are re-thinking their long-term plans, and the shared vision for Newark Penn Station among NJ Transit, the City of Newark, and the Murphy administration is sure to elevate Newark as a prospective location for businesses.

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NJ Transit to Test State-of-the-art Technology to Improve the Health and Safety of Customers and Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Ridgewood NJ,  NJ TRANSIT has selected four companies to test pilot state-of-the-art technology to improve the health and safety of customers and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. These four companies were selected from a pool of eight finalists after a global search as part of the COVID-19 Response Challenge issued by Transit Tech Lab earlier this year.

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Federal Transit Administration Selects NJ Transit and Rutgers University for a Grant to Study Pedestrian Detection at Rail Crossings

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Ridgewood NJ, Rutgers University in partnership with NJ TRANSIT has been selected for a grant award by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for its Safety Research and Demonstration Program. Rutgers University in cooperation with NJ TRANSIT received $357,000 to study pedestrian detection, one of ten grants awarded throughout the country.

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NJ Transit Police Search For Suspect Sought in Unprovoked Assault at Newark Penn Station Earlier this Year

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Ridgewood NJ, the New Jersey Transit Police Department is offering a $3,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect wanted in connection with an unprovoked assault outside Newark Penn Station.

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New Jersey Transit Police Rescue Commuter Who Fell on Tracks at Newark Penn Station

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Newark NJ,  New Jersey Transit Police Officers, a big part of our job includes medical aid events and last year alone we handled over 6,000. These aid events encompass every medical emergency including CPR and attending to serious, life-threatening injuries. While each call is different, every party we aid receives the full attention, care, and treatment we would give our own family members.

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NY WATERWAY ADDS WEEKEND FERRY SERVICE TO LOWER MANHATTAN DURING HOLIDAY SEASON

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Hoboken NJ, To provide additional customer service for holiday shopping and other activities, NY Waterway is restoring weekend service to Brookfield Place/Battery Park City in Lower Manhattan from the Hoboken NJ TRANSIT Terminal and from Paulus Hook in Jersey City, starting Saturday, November 21.

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NEW JERSEY TRANSIT POLICE ARREST MONTCLAIR HOME INVASION SUSPECT

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NEWARK NJ, a keen-eyed New Jersey Transit Police Officer on patrol in Newark Penn Station this week spotted and arrested a suspect wanted for a home invasion robbery and attempted murder of a 17-year-old girl in Montclair. New Jersey Transit Police Officer Bryan Richards recognized the suspect walking in Newark Penn Station on Monday November 9th after a bulletin was issued by Montclair police and placed him under arrest.

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NJ Transit “My Active Trip” Feature Provides Rail Customers Ability To Set Alerts When Train Arrives At Destination

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Ridgewood NJ,  NJ TRANSIT is launching a new feature on its mobile app that will make it easier than ever for rail customers to use their location to navigate the system with their mobile devices. Customers will now have the ability, once their phone’s location services are enabled, to use the “My Active Trip” feature, which will provide a push notification to alert customers on board a train when they are approaching their selected destination.

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Body Discovered Along NJ Transit Main Line Tracks in Clifton

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Clifton NJ, a NJ Transit crew on a train Port Jervis bound train , discovered a dead body along the Main Line tracks between Clifton and Paterson on Tuesday night.

The incident is currently under investigation by NJ Transit  and  there was no confirm on whether the person was hit by a train.

Trains running on the Main-Bergen Line were subject to 30-minute delays because of the investigation and that at least one train scheduled to depart Hoboken at 8:46 p.m. was canceled. By 10 p.m., that evening  NJ Transit  also reported that a Hoboken-bound train was running an hour behind schedule.

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New Jersey Legislator Starts to Scrutinize New York Commuter Taxes in the Age of COVID

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Trenton NJ, The Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee has advanced legislation sponsored by Senate Republican Budget Officer Steven Oroho and Senate Budget Chairman Paul Sarlo that would begin to address concerns that New York is unfairly taxing former New Jersey commuters who have been working from home in the Garden State during the pandemic.

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Man Struck by NJ Transit Train in Hackensack

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Hackensack NJ, around 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, an unidentified man, was fatally struck by a NJ Transit train near Passaic Street in Hackensack. The train had departed from Hoboken around 2:13 p.m. and was Spring Valley bound.

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State and Local Governments Permitting Anarchy, Violence, and Destruction Could Lose Federal Funding

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Department Of Justice Identifies New York City, Portland And Seattle As Jurisdictions Permitting Violence And Destruction Of Property

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New York NY, The U.S. Department of Justice today identified the following three jurisdictions that have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities: New York City; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington. The Department of Justice is continuing to work to identify jurisdictions that meet the criteria set out in the President’s Memorandum and will periodically update the list of selected jurisdictions as required therein.

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NJ TRANSIT INTRODUCES NEW ‘HOW FULL IS YOUR RIDE” FEATURE ON MOBILE APP

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Ridgewood NJ,  NJ TRANSIT is launching new features on its mobile app in a pilot program that allows rail and bus customers to see how full their ride is before they step on board, making a better-informed personal decision that optimizes their comfort level as they return to the system.

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