PATH Will Run 24/7 on New Year's Eve, Day

The Port Authority made the announcement on Monday.

  Don't worry about leaving your New Year's Eve Party in Hoboken early. The PATH is running 24/7 on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced on Monday.  This will be the first time the PATH is running round the clock since Hurricane Sandy.  Until then, service runs between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. every day. The Hoboken station was reopened last week after being closed for nearly two months.  From the Port Authority's announcement:  On Tuesday, Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve, between the hours of 5 a.m. and 10 p.m., PATH trains will run both ways from Newark to the World Trade Center, Journal Square to 33rd Street, and Hoboken and 33rd Street. Between the hours of 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and 5 a.m. on New Year’s Day…

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PATH Service to World Trade Center Resumes Monday

Hoboken service remains suspended, but the Port Authority and NJ Transit are offering alternate routes for commuters.

  Getting into New York City will be a little easier this week.  PATH service to the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan will resume Monday morning, according to the PATH website. Trains to the World Trade Center have been canceled since sustaining damage during Hurricane Sandy.  PATH trains will run weekdays between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m in New Jersey through Newark, Harrison, Journal Square, Grove Street and Exchange Place. The final stops in New York City will be at the World Trade Center and 33rd St. Christopher and 9th St. stations in New York City have been restored to full service.  Access for the disabled will be available at Newark and the World Trade Center.  On the weekends, PATH service will operate on a limited schedule and the …

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Wyoming Jitney Rescued With New Stops

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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New NJ Transit Train Timetables Take Effect Sunday

Printed versions are available at major stations.

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.

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Asbury Park Press: Train, Bus Ridership Down

The number of people using NJ Transit is down after record usage last year.

The recession has evidently caused a drop in the number of people riding NJ Transit trains and buses, according to an Asbury Park Press report. The drop comes after record levels of use of the trains and buses in 2008. There was a 2.6 percent drop in ridership in January, February and March, according to the report. Additionally, less people are driving on the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike, although toll revenue has stayed level because of an increase in rates, according to the report. Read the full report: Less traffic on N.J. rails, roads in weak economy

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Maplewood Firm Will Work on NJ Transit Station

Anselmi & DeCicco, Inc. will overhaul Garfield’s Plauderville Station

Maplewood-based firm Anselmi & DeCicco have secured a contract to make major improvements to the Plauderville train station in Garfield, NJ Transit said this week. The improvements on the Bergen line station is one of several Federal stimulus-funded projects officially announced by state officials. According to the announcement, the $7.9 million contract calls for the construction of two 450-foot high-level platforms, as well as a new heated waiting area on the inbound platform, canopies, lighting, electronic signage, closed-circuit television cameras, ramps and sidewalks. “The Plauderville Station project demonstrates NJ Transit’s commitment to improving access to public transportation and making it a viable option for all New Jersey …

UPDATE: Judge Rules in Favor of Heavenly Scent in Train Station Coffee Clash

But further legal action is expected

UPDATE: It appears that the judge has ruled in favor of Heavenly Scent owner Joyce Reynolds in the dispute over coffee service at the Maplewood train station.  “The judge has made a ruling," Art Christensen, who has been in a long-running dispute with Reynolds, said in a message. "We disagree. We will be making an appeal." Christensen has the contract from New Jersey Transit to provide concierge services at the station. He sublets the services to others, including Heavenly Scent, who he has been trying to evict, claiming the owner refuses to provide better service. But Reynolds went to court to block the eviction proceedings. The chancery court matter is set for a hearing on September 2. Christensen said he cannot comment on the chancery …

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Mary Mann

4:25 pm on Wednesday, July 29, 2009

A quick correction: Heavenly Scent attorney Diane O'Connell says the sole coffee vendor hours stipulated in the lease are 5:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.   more ›

Wyoming Jitney Isn't Dead Yet

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 …

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NJ Transit Passes 2010 Budget, Averts Fare Hikes

The agency's Board of Directors approved its operating and capital budgets on Wednesday.

NJ Transit has approved an operating budget and capital program for fiscal year 2010 that calls for no fare increase for the second year in a row, avoids major service cuts and funds the start of construction of the mass transit tunnel under the Hudson River. The agency's Board of Directors approved a $1.79 billion operating budget and a $1.39 billion capital program for the fiscal year that started July 1. “We have cut administrative costs to the lowest proportional level in NJ Transit history, enabling us to create a budget with no fare increase and no major service cuts,” NJ Transit Executive Director Richard Sarles said in a press release. “While transit demand has grown, this constrained budget limits our new services to rail service …

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NJ Transit to Buy Electric Locomotives

Deal for nine locomotives worth $72 million

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 …

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