Amtrak, NJ Transit

NJ Transit, Amtrak get $112M to fix old wires and signals that caused wave of delays
About $13.4 million will be used to replace and upgrade the catenary wire system along a 23-mile stretch of railway on the busy Northeast Corridor.
$112M coming to fix rail woes blamed for NJ Transit, Amtrak ‘summer of hell’
Federal agencies have approved $80 million in grants that will replace the ancient overhead wires and signal on the Northeast Corridor line that were blamed for the “summer of hell” rail problem, U.S.
NJ Transit, Amtrak testify before New Jersey lawmakers
Some palpable tension could be felt during Thursday’s Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities (TIA) Committee, which featured NJ Transit President Kevin Corbett and Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner.
New Amtrak, NJ Transit funds to tackle issues connected to transit meltdowns
That includes work on the system of wires that kept getting ensnared in NJ Transit equipment on sweltering days.
Lawmakers announce $112M in federal funding to improve NJ Transit, Amtrak
The funding comes following multiple issues with both NJ Transit and Amtrak, including delays and cancellations.
NJ Transit, Amtrak receiving over $110 million in federal funding to modernize infrastructure
New Jersey Transit and Amtrak service may soon be getting funds to help improve their systems. On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey announced $112 million in federal funding for both organizations that will modernize transit infrastructure along the Northeast Corridor.
Woman struck and killed by NJ Transit train in Middlesex County is ID’d
Authorities have identified a pedestrian struck and killed by an NJ Transit train in South Brunswick last week as a 43-year-old woman from North Carolina. Emily Price was hit at 9:35 p.m. on Nov. 11 ...
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Camden officials will consider a transit plan that closes part of Broadway. What we know.
The plan with a pedestrian plaza would improve safety for River LINE and PATCO connections and would allow for the shortest ...
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FDU Poll taps NJ’s views on turnpike expansion, Transportation Trust Fund
Finding bipartisan support across the survey, Dan Cassino, professor of government and politics at Fairleigh Dickinson ...
NJ Transit votes to close a train station that opened in 1918
NJ Transit’s board voted Wednesday to close the Kingsland rail station in downtown Lyndhurst and consolidate it with a new ...
NJ Transit approves $1.567 billion contract to run Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line
A new contract for operations and maintenance of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line was approved by the NJ Transit board of ...
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Montclair Techie's App Is Changing The Game For NJ Transit Commuters
What started as a frustrating train ride home from New York City to New Jersey for one Montclair commuter in 2006 has turned into a commuting revolution.Joshua Crandall, a tech-savvy Montclair ...
NJ Transit replaces company that built, ran Hudson-Bergen light rail for 30 years
The company that built and operated NJ Transit's first light rail line for almost 30 years was ousted when the agency's board ...
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$300 million in federal funding awarded for NJ Transit, are we finally getting clean windows?
The Federal Railroad Administration has allocated $300 million to improve Amtrak infrastructure that serves NJ Transit, ...
NJ TRANSIT Rail schedule changes now in effect
Numerous changes to the NJ TRANSIT Morris and Essex Lines and Northeast Corridor could impact commuters' schedules.
A guide to public transit and car-free transportation to Philly sports games
Fans share ways to get to the Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park, and the Wells Fargo Center at the South Philly ...