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NJ Transit New Years Eve Travel Guide

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Ridgewood NJ, Tuesday, December 26 – Friday, December 29 trains will operate on a modified weekday schedule with certain Northeast Corridor morning peak period trains canceled and additional late morning trains operating on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast lines. Rail customers are encouraged to visit njtransit.com to check rail timetables for details and travel before 9:00 a.m. on these days when ridership is lighter, if possible. Buses and light rail lines will operate on a weekday schedule. Select PABT bus routes will have more frequent service operating inbound to PABT on some lines during the late morning hours and outbound from PABT during the early and late evening hours. Consult timetable or visit view the holiday service guide for details.

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NJ Transit Forced to Shut Down Train Service Friday Evening Over What it Called an ‘illegal job action’

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Ridgewood NJ, Due to an illegal job action initiated Friday morning by the locomotive engineers’ union (BLE&T), rail service was terminated early Friday evening and remained temporarily suspended for the remainder of the service day on Friday, June 17th.

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Hoboken Bound Service on NJ Transit’s Bergen Line was Temporarily Suspended on Tuesday Afternoon Due to Downed Tree

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Glen Rock NJ, Hoboken bound train service on NJ Transit’s Bergen Line was suspended briefly on Tuesday afternoon, 7/20, due to a downed tree limb blocking a track in Glen Rock. The limb fell from a tree located behind a home in the 100 block of Glen Ave shortly before 1 PM. A nearby homeowner notified Glen Rock Police, they in turn notified NJ Transit. A maintenance of way crew responded quickly and removed the blockage using chain saws. Full train service was restored by 1:30 PM. No injuries were reported.

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Train Whistles and the Ridgewood Central Business District

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Ridgewood NJ, with all the new high density housing in the central business district  amd many new people expected to move into town ,don’t be surprised if this come up again .

from Wednesday, December 12, 2001

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RIDGEWOOD NJ, Almost 15 years to the day after a village teenager was killed by an oncoming locomotive, the Village Council is set to vote on an ordinance that would outlaw the sounding of train whistles except for an emergency, reports the Bergen Record. Continue reading Train Whistles and the Ridgewood Central Business District

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NJ Transit Police : Walking on the railroad tracks is illegal, and extremely dangerous!

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Glen Rock NJ, “I didn’t know it was illegal” A response we hear far too often from trespassers on the railroad tracks. Not only is walking on the railroad tracks / right of way illegal, it is extremely dangerous! This week is Rail Safety Week. Normally, in-person outreach and rail safety awareness events would take place. For 2020, Information will be shared virtually due to Covid-19. We encourage you to visit oli.org and our web page at police.njtransit.com/train. Make sure you are aware of important rail safety information. Remember, it can take upwards of a mile for a moving train to fully stop while in motion. Please stay safe and STAY OFF the tracks!
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NJ TRANSIT TO ROLLOUT NEW FARE COLLECTION TECHNOLOGY ON TRAINS

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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT has begun its high-tech upgrade to fare collection on trains.  Handheld mobile devices are being issued this week to train crews on the Raritan Valley Line (RVL).  The mobile devices can scan and validate both paper tickets/passes and electronic tickets/passes displayed on the mobile app ultimately creating a more contactless customer experience and improved ridership data.

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NJ TRANSIT RAIL AND LIGHT RAIL TO RESUME FULL WEEKDAY SERVICE ON JULY 6

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Ridgewood NJ, Beginning Monday, July 6th, NJ TRANSIT will operate full weekday service for rail and light rail providing added capacity to improve distancing on board vehicles, which aligns with “The Road Back”, New Jersey’s roadmap for restoring economic health through public health.  Bus service has been operating on a regular weekday schedule since Monday, June 8.

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All NJ TRANSIT’s Rail lines Now Running on Weekend Schedule

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Ridgewood NJ, Beginning Friday, March 20th, NJ TRANSIT’s rail lines, with the exception of the Atlantic City Rail Line (ACRL), will operate on a weekend schedule with slight modifications. Customers are strongly encouraged to sign up for My Transit alerts and activate push notifications on the mobile app to receive the latest status of the system.RAIL:

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AMTRAK AND NJ TRANSIT ANNOUNCE WORK TO UPDATE TICKET WAITING AREA AT NEW YORK PENN STATION

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NEW YORK – Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT today began their refresh of the Ticketed Waiting Area at New York Penn Station, the seating area for their customers at the Amtrak Concourse on the Upper Level and 8th Avenue side of the Station. As part of the refresh, customers can expect new furniture and fixtures, including communal tables and seats with electrical and USB outlets to charge devices, an upgraded ceiling complete with new LED lighting, a family area that will also feature a nursing mothers’ pod, the removal of the midpoint barrier, a new information desk and a second entrance offering easy access towards the 7th Avenue side of the Station.

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NJ Transit Reports Main and Bergen Line Trains On-Time 92.7%

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Overall Bus Performance 92.5%

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Ridgewood NJ, Every day, NJ TRANSIT operates hundreds of trains, buses, and light rail vehicles. Since January 2018, we have made considerable progress to fulfill mandatory safety requirements, modernize our fleet, communicate real-time service status conveniently, and recruit new bus operators, locomotive engineers, and assistant conductors to make transit work for New Jersey.

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COMMUTER ALERT: Starting Monday, some NJ TRANSIT lines will no longer run into New York City and will be diverted in Hoboken

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Ridgewood NJ, Beginning June 17, 2019, NJ TRANSIT will be temporarily diverting select Midtown Direct rail service on the Montclair-Boonton Line and one North Jersey Coast Line train to Hoboken, in order to accommodate vital Amtrak repair work that will take two tracks at Penn Station New York (PSNY) out of service. Other temporary service adjustments will include Morris & Essex Line Midtown Direct trains no longer stopping at Newark Broad Street station during the morning and evening peak periods, and a limited number of Midtown Direct reverse-peak trains will operate from Hoboken.

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Federal Railroad Administration Certifies NJT Finishes Positive Train Control Project Ahead of Schedule

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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT has received Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval on its submission for the Positive Train Control (PTC) alternative schedule, which allows for full PTC implementation by the end of 2020.  In approving the request, the FRA certified that NJ TRANSIT successfully met all of the criteria required by the end of 2018.

“This accomplishment is the result of a herculean effort by NJ TRANSIT leadership and staff to turn around a once languishing PTC program left to us by the prior administration,” said Governor Murphy.  “There are few one-year achievements this administration is prouder of because getting PTC done, and done right, is the driving force behind the rest of our efforts to fully restore NJ TRANSIT into a transportation system that New Jersey residents deserve.”

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Railroad Crossing Safety

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Ridgewood NJ, The Borough of Glen Rock and Glen Rock Police Department would like to remind Residents and Visitors to safely cross Railroad Tracks, by following the recommendations below from NJ Transit:
•Cross Tracks Only at Designated Locations!
•Never go around crossing gates that are down, on foot or in a car!
•Stay alert, don’t rush.
•Trespassing: It’s Not Worth the Risk!
•Trains Can’t Stop Quickly!
•Trains Can’t Swerve!
•Stay Alert Near Tracks!
•Stay Away from Overhead Electrical Wires!
•Never Throw Items at Trains or onto Tracks!
•Watch the Gap between the train & the platforms

Residents with concerns regarding railroad crossing safety can contact NJ TRANSIT Police Department at (973) 378-6565 or, Tip line at 1-888-TIPS-NJT or, by text message to NJTPD (65873).

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Kean: NJ Transit Rail Commuters Need Relief Now!

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Ridgewood NJ, Following yet another day of major service disruptions for commuters who rely on New Jersey Transit trains to get to work, Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean called for the agency to take immediate action to prevent future problems.

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Wednesday Evening Hoboken Bound NJT Train Collides with SUV in Elmwood Park

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Elmwood Park NJ, NJ Transit train #1277, traveling westbound from Hoboken, collided with a white colored SUV at the Midland Avenue crossing in Elmwood Park on Wednesday evening, 07/25. No injuries were reported in the mishap. The crash halted all rail traffic on the Bergen Line for over one (1) hour. A flatbed tow truck removed the SUV, which was partially wedged under the train, from the crossing. Elmwood Park Police, Saddle Brook Police, and NJ Transit Police responded to the incident.