Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The jitney's Wyoming branch was in danger of extinction just a few months ago.
In June the Wyoming Jitney was on its death bed. Today, the jitney has been saved and will continue to serve Wyoming area residents. Daniel Baer, a Millburn Township Committee member, said during Tuesday's committee meeting the jitney had been saved and the two stops would be changed. The stops will now be located at Cypress Street and Ridgewood Road and at Pine Street and Wyoming Avenue. The previous stops were at at Glen Avenue and Cyprus Street, which is Slayton Field, and at Wyoming Avenue and Maple Street. The jitney, which is offered by Maplewood, serves as a shuttle for residents to the Maplewood Train Station. But in June Maplewood officials considered disbanding the extension of the service into the Wyoming section of Millburn …
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Printed versions are available at major stations.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
New timetables for New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Lines take effect on Sunday, and they're viewable here or available in print form at major stations. On the Gladstone Branch, normal weekday and weekend rail service has been restored, and all substitute busing has ended.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
New service gives commuters with hand-held web devices real-time information on train departures.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Have an iPhone? Take the train? NJ Transit has some news for you. Today, they announced a newly publically available beta test of a service that will provide real-time information on train departures for mobile devices, including iPhones, Blackberries and other web-enabled cell phones. The system, called DepartureVision, will allow passengers traveling to Secaucus Junction to view connecting track information before arriving at the station. Full press release is below. NJ TRANSIT TO DELIVER TRAIN DEPARTURE BOARD INFO ON MOBILE DEVICES Launches beta test of DepartureVision™ for Secaucus Junction customers NEWARK, NJ — As part of the agency’s ongoing effort to use technology to improve customer access to travel information, NJ TRANSIT …
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
An increase in ridership and interest may lead to the survival of the Wyoming branch of the Maplewood Jitney.
Things are looking up for the Wyoming branch of the Maplewood Jitney, which was in danger of being cut in June. The jitney—which has serviced Maplewood Township for over 12 years—was extended to the Wyoming section of Millburn this January, but was largely unused. The jitney stops at Glen Avenue and Cyprus Street as well as Wyoming Avenue and Maple Street. Charlie Bibbins, Maplewood Transportation Committee chairman, said ridership has increased in the past month thanks to local media coverage of the situation. The jitney has gone from serving one rider per day to around eight. He said that his committee was planning on recommending that the Wyoming extension be cut, but now they are giving it a second chance. “More people are aware of it …
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Deal for nine locomotives worth $72 million
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
New electric locomotives are on the way for NJ Transit. The NJ Transit Board of Directors approved purchasing nine new locomotives on Tuesday. It would bring the total number of its kind to 36 in the NJ Transit fleet, and can pull more cars of the growing fleet of multilevel rail cars. The nine locomotives cost $72 million. “The new electric locomotives are a cost-effective way of enabling NJ Transit to modernize its fleet and meet growing ridership needs,” said Transportation Commissioner and NJ Transit Board Chairman Stephen Dilts in a press release. The purchase is on top of 27 ALP-46A electric locomotives in 2007 for $245 million from Bombardier Transit Corporation. The deal included an option to purchase additional locomotives in the …
Nick Muson
10:37 am on Thursday, March 31, 2011
The irony is, there wouldn't be any need for this if the trains ran on schedule. more ›