NJ Transit
Buses Replace Pascack Valley Line Trains
For those Metro-North Railroad customers who ride the Pascack Valley Line, please be aware that buses will replace some trains during midday hours during the week & all weekend from June 4th until June 26th. Here are the complete details: Beginning Saturday, June 4 and continuing through Sunday, June 26, buses will replace Pascack Valley [...]
Amtrak To Announce Gateway Tunnel Project
What the Gateway Tunnel would look like if built out. Photo courtesy of The Star-Ledger via Amtrak & Google Maps. Over the past month, one of the biggest stories in our region was the death of the ARC project by Gov. Christie under the disguise of fiscal responsibility. The tunnel which would have helped increase [...]
LIRR Cancellations Due To NJT Train Derailment
The evening commute will be hell for thousands of Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, & New Jersey Transit riders due to a NJT train derailment this morning at Penn Station. Due to the derailment, usage was lost on 9 of the 21 tracks in Penn Station. The LIRR is forced to share track space with [...]
MTA Announces Smart Card Fare Payment Pilot
Yesterday afternoon, the MTA announced it was teaming up with select partners on a Smart Card fare payment pilot. The pilot will include the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PATH), NJ Transit (NJT) and MasterCard Worldwide. Here are the details courtesy of a press release I received: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), [...]
LIRR/NJT Team Up For 1 Ticket Concert Access
Summer is only a few short weeks away & you know what that means, prime concert season. As always, the Meadowlands will be the host to many shows. Yesterday afternoon, the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) announced it was teaming with New Jersey Transit (NJT) to provide 1 railroad ticket access to get to [...]
