Category Archives: New Jersey Transit

NJT Tests Quiet Cars

Posted on September 8, 2010 by TJ

This is fairly revolutionary. New Jersey Transit began testing no-cellphone cars on some trains yesterday, reports the NY Times. Michael Grynbaum has the scoop: As part of a three-month pilot program, 29 express trains between Trenton and Manhattan have acquired … Continue reading →

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THE TRAINJOTTING READER: The Big Bam

Posted on September 3, 2010 by TJ

Seeing as I live about a mile from the Sultan of Swat’s grave, I just finished reading the Babe Ruth biography, The Big Bam. The book, by Leigh Montville, is almost as much about riding trains as it is about baseball. … Continue reading →

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JerseyJim Seeks September to Remember

Posted on September 3, 2010 by TJ

September couldn’t come soon enough. I’m glad to leave behind the heat waves and train delays of August. Bring on Autumn, and brisk city walking weather! My early August vacation is just a glimmer in my mind, and only lingers … Continue reading →

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Yanks Ride the Rails to Deliver HOPE

Posted on August 18, 2010 by TJ

I generally try not to say nice things about the Yankees, but as the Mets were fighting with their closer after K-Rod’s season finished prematurely after a fight with his kids’ grandfather, Joe Girardi, Joba Chamberlain and Tino Martinez, among … Continue reading →

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Metro-North May Get Double-Deckers

Posted on August 17, 2010 by TJ

Those double-decker trains you see on the LIRR and NJT (the “Bitanic,” in conductor-speak) may be coming to the Metro-North, reports the NY Times. The railroad’s next purchase of new cars is in 2015, and the split-level trains are being … Continue reading →

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Your Train is (Much) Later Than You Think

Posted on July 27, 2010 by TJ

We here at Trainjotting have been harping on this for years: the railroad’s “on-time performance” is a very misleading figure. Metro-North touts an “on-time” percentage in its monthly Mileposts mouthpiece that’s about as high as the temps this past weekend–the Harlem … Continue reading →

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JerseyJim’s 3-Hour Evening Ordeal

Posted on July 9, 2010 by TJ

I took the late train home last night. Actually, it seems everybody on NJ Transit took the late train home last night. Boarding my usual 5:17 Gladstone train in Penn Station, all seemed normal. But soon after we boarded, the … Continue reading →

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JerseyJim: NJT Pacifying Steamed Riders With Ice Water

Posted on July 8, 2010 by TJ

With temps hitting the century mark for the second day in a row yesterday, New Jersey Transit cooled off steamy passengers, many with delayed trains, in Penn Station last night with free ice water. NJT explains: Our fleet of modern … Continue reading →

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JerseyJim Assesses ‘The Situation’

Posted on June 30, 2010 by TJ

It’s been a week full of surprises on New Jersey Transit, but riders are taking it in stride. As commuters absorb the increased delays and cancellations, and no A.C., summer has certainly left the station.   This morning’s train missed … Continue reading →

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A PATH to the Future

Posted on June 23, 2010 by TJ

I had a chance to take Little G to that new soccer stadium out in Harrison, New Jersey, right on the Newark border, over the weekend. It’s the home of the Red Bulls, but on Saturday it hosted an international … Continue reading →

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