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’
The problematic overhead wires and signal on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line will be replaced under a $32 million federal grant announced by Congressman Frank Pallone Thursday.
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.
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.
NJ Transit, Amtrak receiving over $110 million in federal funding to modernize infrastructure
On 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.
NJ Transit, Amtrak receiving federal funding to update infrastructure
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.
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 for Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line
A new contract for operations and maintenance of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line was approved by the New Jersey Transit ...
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NJ Transit Board approves contract with ACI-Herzog JV to operate Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system
NJ Transit train. The New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) Board of Directors approved a contract with ACI-Herzog JV to ...
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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Tree branch that penetrated windshield killed NJ Transit light rail operator: NTSB (corrected)
A tree branch that penetrated the cab windshield struck and killed the operator of a train on NJ Transit’s light rail River ...
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.
NJ Transit’s new customer advocate promises comprehensive review
NJ Transit customer advocate Franck Beaumin held off on stating possible changes at the agency, saying he is still gathering ...
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NJ Transit Taps ACI-Herzog JV as New HBLR Operator
The NJ Transit Board of Directors on Nov. 13 announced that it has awarded a contract to ACI-Herzog JV to operate the ...