N.J. Transit this week opened additional tracks at Hoboken Terminal, roughly three weeks after the agency suspended service into the terminal in the wake of a fatal crash.
At least three people were killed and 100 injured when an N.J. Transit train crashed in Hoboken terminal around 8:30 a.m. today, according to NBCNewYork.com.
A new law in New Jersey prohibits an engineer whose driving privileges have been suspended or revoked because of a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or a related offense from operating a N.J. Transit train.
By the late 1970s, railroad were not in a state of good repair. The issue over railroad safety and repair became an issue after a June 1977 Conrail derailment in Metuchen, N.J. In that wreck, 17 cars derailed and took the busy Northeast Corridor out of commission.
Amtrak and the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) last month issued a request for proposals to build modern, state-of-the-art high-speed train sets.
A Congressman from New Jersey has proposed federal legislation he says will improve railroad safety and responders’ ability to communicate in the event of an accident.