New Jersey Transit & Public Transportation

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RAHWAY -- Beset by power outages, downed trees and bad luck, NJ Transit Train No. 7853 was the little engine that just couldn’t Saturday afternoon. With roughly 500 passengers on board, the train’s scheduled hour-and-a-half journey from New York to Trenton stretched into a seven-hour saga as the weekend storm overwhelmed the system and stymied rescue efforts. After leaving... Full story »

Hudson County was hardly spared by the continuing rain and wind storm. The pier on Harbor Boulevard in Weehawken, home to the Chart House restaurant, had to be shut due to extensive flooding. Traffic lights were malfunctioning as well, according to reports. Residents in Country Village in Jersey City are reporting widespread flooding and damage due to water seeping... Full story »

Most of the rail service on NJ Transit lines have resumed this morning after being shut down due to the deadly Nor’easter causing widespread flooding and destruction throughout New Jersey. The Northeast Corridor, Raritan Valley and Morris & Essex service has been restored, according to the NJ Transit website. The North Jersey Coast Line is restored with 20 minute delays... Full story »

Some 500 people were trapped on an NJ Transit train for five hours due to massive power outages on the train lines. The train was headed to New York on the Northeast Corridor line when it was suspended west of the Rahway train station around 5:30 p.m. due to a power cut, said NJ Transit spokeswoman Penny Bassett Hackett. The... Full story »

Traffic has been at a standstill on the New Jersey Turnpike at exit 7, near Mansfield Township in Burlington County, for more than two hours due to falling debris from a construction site. State Police Sgt. Julian Castellanos said the debris, mostly wood, is being blown by high winds onto the roadway from an overpass that is being repaired. No... Full story »

LONG BRANCH — At least three NJ Transit crossing gates were stuck in the down position this afternoon, causing traffic situations throughout the borough, police said. The streets affected are Chelsea Ave., Westwood Ave, and Broadway, all in Long Branch, said Sgt. Jorge Silverio. A fourth crossing gate on Branchport Ave. was also down, but the gate went up. Police... Full story »

NEW YORK — Every day, thousands of trucks arrive at the Port Authority’s marine terminals to take containers off large ships and haul them to warehouses and distribution centers en route to stores and homes. "They bring us the goods we want, when we want them," said Richard Kassel, senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. "But they... Full story »

MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County transit officials are scrutinizing bus service and ridership numbers, hoping to create a priority list of routes that should be spared from NJ Transit’s cost-cutting plan that would scrap almost the entire Morris Metro intra-county bus system. All but the most frequently used route in the 25-year-old county bus system would be eliminated, possibly... Full story »

The driver of the vehicle that drove through a fence and fell nearly 20 feet onto PATH train tracks, and her daughter, 14, are being examined and evaluated at Jersey City Medical Center, officials said. Full story »

1010-WINS is reporting that a car crashed through a fence and flipped onto the PATH tracks on Tonnelle Avenue near Journal Square, suspending service from Newark to the World Trade Center.  Full story »

Authorities work to clear Tonnele Avenue crash, restore service  Full story »

NEWARK — A flight that left Tampa and headed herewas diverted to Jacksonville due to a "disturbance," according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Two passengers on the JetBlue flight 534 were questioned by the FBI, but no other information was released, the report said. Related coverage: • JetBlue, Delta want break on passenger-delay rules • JetBlue airlines resumes flights... Full story »

EDISON -- Three township men face robbery charges following a police investigation into a six-month string of attacks on people walking home from the Edison train station. Dominick Corbin, Yusuf Banks and Christopher Thompson, all 19 years old, were being held today in the Middlesex County jail on $250,000 bail each. They are charged with two robberies, the first... Full story »

NJ Transit trains on all but the Northeast Corridor line were experiencing 30- to 45-minute delays, according to NJTransit.com. The delays on the North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley, Morris & Essex, Main/Bergen/port Jervis, Montclair-Boonton, and Panscack Valley lines were caused by signal problems, the website said. Related coverage: • NJ Transit's payroll grows 24 percent in three years, report... Full story »

A Continental Airlines official said today that the airline will cancel flights rather than be forced to pay fines for flight delays under new federal rules, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Jeff Smisek, CEO of the airline, said today that planes expected to be delayed for three hours will be canceled, the report said. Smisek also blamed most... Full story »