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New Jersey Transit Approves Significant Fare Hike Despite Objections

April 11, 2024 The Center Square

New Jersey’s straphangers will be digging deeper into their pockets to pay for bus and train rides after the state’s transit agency approved a double-digit fare increase.

NJ Transit Awarded ‘Leading Capital Construction Projects’ for Paterson Rehabilitation Projects

March 18, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

N.J. Transit was presented the “Leading Capital Construction Projects” award from the New Jersey Alliance for Action for its Hoboken Connect project and the Market Street Bus Garage rehabilitation project in Paterson.

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

N.J. Transit Advancing Construction of New Raritan River Drawbridge

November 3, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

N.J. Transit is advancing the construction of the new Raritan River Drawbridge, with major infrastructure work on the North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL) this weekend.

State Diverted $2B from Clean Energy Fund to NJ Transit, Other Needs, Report Finds

January 15, 2023 New Jersey Monitor

New Jersey has routinely raided the state’s Clean Energy Fund to cover unrelated state budget gaps, diverting almost $2 billion since 2010 away from a fund intended to reduce fossil fuel reliance, according to a new report released Thursday.

Search the 2022 Northeast Corridor Project Inventory

January 3, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

This is a list of 2022 Northeast Corridor Project Inventory as published by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).

Turnpike Authority Agrees to Pay Billions for Tunnel Project

December 27, 2022 The Center Square

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has approved a deal to make tens of millions of dollars in annual loan payments to finance New Jersey’s share of a $16 billion rail tunnel project.

NJ Transit Starts Process to Enact New Laws for Anyone Who Assaults Transit Workers

December 19, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The NJ Transit Board of Directors has started the process of enacting new regulations to strengthen transit workers’ protections.

NJ Transit Reports it is Bouncing Back from Pandemic Ridership Slump

December 15, 2022 The Center Square

As one of the largest transit agencies in the country, The New Jersey Transit Corporation saw its ridership plummet and took in billions of federal money to keep operations running during the pandemic