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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2016

Clean Energy wins $10M multi-year deal with New Jersey Transit

Also signed other agreements across the transit markets, including the construction of new stations and extended maintenance and fueling contracts.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2016

Healthcare major hurdle in NJ TRANSIT labor negotiations

A coalition of 11 unions have worked since 2011 without a new contract. The two sides have been through negotiation, mediation and two Presidential Emergency Boards.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2016

NJ TRANSIT bans hoverboards systemwide

Customers and employees will no longer be permitted to ride, charge, store or transport the devices on the NJ TRANSIT system and at stations or facilities.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2016

NJ TRANSIT adding 332 more MCI Commuter Coaches

This additional board authorization now increases the total number of approved options contract to 1,104 over the next six years, with a total value of approximately $561 million.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2015

NJ Transit expected to name Martin as interim boss

Dennis Martin, who has been praised for actions to improve conditions at the Port Authority bus terminal, will take the helm, pending a vote of NJ Transit's board at 1:30 p.m.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2015

NJ TRANSIT could move station, build flood-proof yard

Expanding NJ Transit's County Yard and building a new five-mile-long track next to the Delco lead, a freight line that bisects the Jersey Avenue station parking lots, could prevent the kind of damage done to 343 railcars and locomotives during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2015

Man struck, killed on Northeast Corridor creates morning delays

Train #3817 left New York Penn Station with about 300 passengers at 6:35 a.m., heading to Trenton, when it hit the man, whose identity was not immediately known. NJ Transit trains ran up to 20 minutes late, with regular service restored by around 7:30 a.m., according to the agency’s Twitter feed.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2015

NJ Transit program seeks to deter homeless from waiting areas

The program, which started this summer and is still in the assessment stage, applies to seating at stations in Atlantic City, Hoboken, Newark and Secaucus.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2015

Hakim named new president of New York City Transit

For the past year and a half Ronnie Hakim has served as the executive director of NJ TRANSIT, which operates 12 commuter rail lines, three light rail lines, 261 bus routes and Access Link paratransit service across the state of New Jersey.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2015

N.J. Transit chief expected to be tapped to lead NYC Transit

Hakim would become the first woman appointed to head NYCT, which is seen as one of the most challenging jobs in the transportation industry, and among the most prominent.

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