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A N.J. Transit train departs from Montvale, N.J. on Feb. 10, 2016.

New Jersey Lawmaker Slams Proposed Glassboro-Camden Line Route

December 1, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Republican state Sen. Edward Durr called the route in its current form a patchwork approach that will divide smaller towns, increase traffic, and endanger the safety of residents.

New Jersey lawmaker Wants Wi-Fi on NJ Transit Trains

November 19, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

A New Jersey legislator wants free Wi-Fi mandated for NJ Transit customers.

Settlement Requires NJ Transit to Boost Accessibility at Five Stations

October 20, 2022 New Jersey Monitor

NJ Transit will modify five stations on the northeast corridor line to improve accessibility for residents with disabilities as part of a settlement resolving a civil rights suit lodged by federal authorities, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced Tuesday.

New Jersey Acquires Nine-mile-Long Former Rail Line

October 15, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently announced the acquisition of a nine-mile former rail line.

A N.J. Transit train in Montvale, N.J., in March 2018.

New Jersey Officials Commemorate Hoboken Connect Groundbreaking

October 15, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Earlier this month, New Jersey officials commemorated the groundbreaking of a development and public infrastructure improvement project near Hoboken’s historic train station.

Today is New Jersey Railroad Workers Day

October 15, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed SJR-86/AJR-165 to designate October 15thof each year as New Jersey Railroad Workers Day.

N.J. Transit Deploys AquaTrack Track Washing System to Clear Leaves from Rails

October 10, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

N.J. Transit has started using a high-pressure power washing system to clean and remove leaves from the rails throughout the fall season.

New Jersey Planning $814 Million in Rail Station Improvements

September 23, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The state of New Jersey is using $814 million from the Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund to pay for rail station improvements across the state, including a $49 million investment at the historic New Brunswick Train Station on the Northeast Corridor.

Gateway Development Commission Will Sponsor Hudson Tunnel Project

September 13, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) board voted to make the GDC the project sponsor for the complete Hudson Tunnel Project.

Hochul Leans on Feds for Rising Costs of Gateway Tunnel

September 7, 2022 The Center Square

Rather than try to downplay reports that costs for the Gateway Tunnel project are going up, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul leaned into it Tuesday.