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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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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is offering modified service to get you where you’re going for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Customers will have plenty of flexibility with special service options offered on buses, trains and light rail lines.
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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
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT will resume rail service the morning of Thursday, December 17, operating on a Severe Weather Level 2 service schedule. Also, all bus, light rail and Access Link services will resume operating on a weekday schedule. We continue to urge customers to reserve travel for essential purposes only.
Continue reading NJ TRANSIT Service Restoration for Winter Storm – Thursday, December 17, 2020
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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco promoted what he called ,” a visionary public transportation, infrastructure and economic development project between the County of Bergen and the BCIA took a major step forward after receiving unanimous approval from the NJ State Local Finance Board. The project, praised by the Finance Board for its innovation, will transform vacant property and one of the state’s busiest bus depots into a multimodal transportation hub right in downtown Hackensack, the County Seat. It’s a fact that public transportation provides economic opportunities. Every $1 invested in public transportation generates $5 in economic returns.”
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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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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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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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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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Glen Rock NJ, according to NJ Transit Police there are over 300 public grade crossings throughout the NJ TRANSIT system. Each, with warning signals and signs to keep you safe. Recently, there has been an unfortunate increase in grade crossing incidents. Accidents happen when pedestrians or drivers disregard warning signals and go around active crossing gates. This is illegal and it is EXTREMELY dangerous. Far too often, an attempt to beat the train, becomes a tragic, yet avoidable mistake. For the safety of yourself, NJ TRANSIT train crews, and passengers; please follow all grade crossing safety signals.
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Ridgewood NJ, on Friday, November 27, trains will operate on an enhanced weekend/major holiday schedule (the same schedule as operated on Martin Luther King Jr. and Presidents Days), with extra trains during morning and afternoon/evening peak periods and rail service on the Gladstone Branch. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will operate on a regular weekday schedule. Newark Light Rail will operate on a Saturday schedule. River LINE will operate on a weekday schedule. Holiday bus schedules vary by route—customers are advised to visit njtransit.com.
Continue reading NJ TRANSIT OUTLINES SERVICE LEVELS FOR BLACK FRIDAY TRAVELERS
Continue reading New Jersey Transit Police Rescue Commuter Who Fell on Tracks at Newark Penn Station
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Glen Rock NJ, just days after the Ridgewood blog profiled NJ Transit warning drivers on the dangers of railroad crossing a driver of a Honda Civic escaped injury when his vehicle was clipped by a Hoboken bound NJ Transit train at the Rock Road, Glen Rock grade crossing on Tuesday morning, 11/24. Glen Rock Police and NJ Transit Police responded to the incident, which was witnessed by a Glen Rock DPW employee. The train did not stop following the collision. NJ Transit Police is handling the investigation. A tow truck removed the vehicle to an impound yard.
Continue reading NJ Transit Train Clips Trapped Vehicle at Glen Rock Railroad Crossing
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Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, NJ TRANSIT is reminding customers, drivers and pedestrians of the best ways to stay safe near railroad tracks and to always obey warning devices and signals.
