Nj Transit

With Wsj Skewering Nj Transit, A Gov. Murphy Would Probably Clean House

... assumed the post last fall after Christie’s first choice, Amtrak official William Crosbie, backed out after initially accepting the position. Christie’s first NJ transit boss was James Weinstein, who faced considerable criticism for failing to move rail cars to higher ground in advance of Superstorm Sandy, which resulted in more than $100 million worth of damage. After Weinstein came Ronni Hakim, who had run the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway during Christie’s first term. She left in 2015 to take over the New York City Transit Authority. The next Governor will immediately get three seats on the NJ Transit Board: the state Transportation Commissioner serves as Chairman; the State Treasurer and an additional Governor’s Representative also serve. That leaves three more seats: Flora Castillo, who was first ...

How To Travel To Nj Or Into Nyc Tonight

... except for several trains traveling into Penn Station. NJT expects to operate on a regular weekend schedule Saturday, but Northeast Corridor trains that operate between Rahway and Penn Station New York may be cancelled on Saturday. Midtown Direct trains will run in and out of Hoboken only, and NJT warned service at Hoboken would be affected by the extra trains, particularly service toward Summit. PATH service is running normally between Manhattan and locations in New Jersey. NJ Transit said cross-honoring was in effect at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33 rd Street. NJ Transit buses and private bus carriers are also cross-honoring. Hoboken services were impacted and some Summit-bound trains were impacted, NJT said. Amtrak said its Northeast Regional trains would run as planned via Newark into New York. According to Amtrak's website, tickets on Northeast Regional trains were ...

Nj Transit To Run Limited Service From N.y. After Collision

... train from Metropark will terminate at Newark Penn Station. Six North Jersey Coast line trains will not operate this evening. Mid Town Direct trains will continue to operate from Hoboken Terminal and Cross honoring continues on NJ Transit and private carrier buses, on PATH and NY waterway ferries. #njtransit the nightmare has just begun. time to move out of #NJ packed train "collision in #pennstation #NYC __link__/Eelqjnt MLv. - John Hauryluke (@crmsaasguy) March 24, 2017. Earlier on Friday, officials announced an  outbound schedule  with more limited service because the derailed Amtrak train was blocking a critical junction between the Hudson River tunnels and Penn Station. The Amtrak Acela train that derailed was still blocking access to tracks 1 through 11 at Penn Station at a junction near the Hudson River tunnels early Friday afternoon, which is causing a major bottleneck, said Nancy Snyder, an NJ Transit spokeswoman. NJ Transit operates about 450 trains each day in and out of New York Penn Station. "It's the equivalent to what happens on a highway when there is an accident and only traffic on the shoulder is getting by," she said. "It's at ...

New Jersey Transit Logs Most Accidents Among U.s. Commuter Railroads

... Hart, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said in May that the technology in 2015 would have prevented eight deaths and hundreds of injuries when Amtrak Train 188, operated by a distracted engineer going twice the speed limit, derailed in Philadelphia. Amtrak activated that track section six months later and has completed about 63 percent of its national crash-prevention project, records show. Sleep Apnea. In the Hoboken crash, the engineer’s attorney has said his client had undiagnosed sleep apnea, a disorder that can cause tiredness. In an accident investigation, federal regulators classify falling asleep as a “human factor,” a category that also includes speeding, drug or alcohol impairment and distraction. Crew fatigue has a role in about 25 percent of accidents attributed to human factors, according to Federal ...

Nj Transit Stranded Morning Commuters, So They Added Evening Trains

... Christina Tullo wrote that she drove to work after several trains passed the station without stopping. "Trains blew by Lyndhurst station all morning and I'm guessing were too overcrowded to pick us up," she wrote. "Some people had been there over an hour.". Even with the "holiday" schedule , no trains stopped at kingsland or lyndhurst today, stranded hundreds-4 trains passed @Commuting Larry. - aling 11 (@alyssaling 11) March 15, 2017. Robbie Merow wrote that he was finally able to squeeze on the third train that stopped at Linden. "We all stood at the platform while two trains stopped and were so full, nobody got on," he responded. "By the third train we squeezed in and I rode on the staircase.". After almost falling at a slippery Rahway station, Laurie Kutoroff wrote that every train that arrived was full. "After trying to get onto three trains (I left home at 6:30 am no ...