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Photo of flooded Trenton, NJ train station

Posted on August 29, 2011 by brian

Mel Evans/AP  

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Penn Station is still confusing and needs improvement

Posted on February 22, 2011 by brian

amNY has an article about how Penn Station New York is still a terrible transportation hub for riders/pedestrians to navigate. While there’s no new information in the article, it is good that this topic is still being brought up by … Continue reading →

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351 Meadowlands Express Bus Service to be provided by CoachUSA

Posted on April 29, 2010 by brian

Whereas in previous years I believe the Route 351 Meadowlands Express Bus Service was half run by NJ Transit and half contracted out, this year it will be completely run by CoachUSA. The 351 bus takes you from the Port … Continue reading →

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New Street Entrance To NJ Transit Concourse Opens At New York Penn Station

Posted on September 1, 2009 by brian

NJ Transit finally opened yesterday its new entrance to Penn Station. Summary info from the website: The new entrance is located at the corner of 7th Avenue and West 31st Street at street level and is adjacent to the NJ … Continue reading →

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MTA too busy tailgating to notice Press Release screw up

Posted on August 12, 2009 by brian

MTA officials were too busy tailgating with NJ Transit officials at Penn Station New York today to notice the significant and glaring error in their all important press release. The press release, meant to announce the beginning of both LIRR/MNCR+NJT … Continue reading →

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Real-time departure boards for NJT Secaucus Junction available online

Posted on August 12, 2009 by brian

UPDATE: DepartureVision is actually online and working for possibly all stations in the system. Go here, click on a station, and then add “-mobile” after the “tid” part of the URL. Source: Railroad.net NJ Transit Rail forum —————————– New Jersey … Continue reading →

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LIRR to offer joint ticket to Meadowlands Sports Complex Rail Station

Posted on August 12, 2009 by brian

You can now buy and use a single train ticket to ride from stations on the Long Island Rail Road all the way to the Meadowlands Sports Complex in New Jersey, home of Giants Stadium, a new football stadium to … Continue reading →

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Metro-North brochure for Meadowlands Rail Service

Posted on August 11, 2009 by brian

Metro-North Railroad has created a new brochure to explain their part of the direct service that they are planning to run with New Jersey Transit this fall. It is admittedly a complicated task to convey all of the options and … Continue reading →

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Meadowlands Rail Station Inaugural Train Ride and Opening Ceremony

Posted on July 20, 2009 by brian

NJ Transit, the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, and the Port Authority of NY & NJ hosted an inaugural ride to the opening ceremony of the new Meadowlands Rail Station today. The inaugural train departed Hoboken at 1:25 PM, … Continue reading →

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Meadowlands Rail Station Ribbon Cutting Today

Posted on July 20, 2009 by brian

A ribbon cutting ceremony and inaugural train ride to the new NJ Transit Meadowlands Rail Station is taking place today.

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