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Port Authority won’t say if auto braking system is operational on PATH

assetContent (10)JERSEY CITY — The Port Authority says only that it “has made progress” over the past 15 months equipping PATH trains and track with the kind of automated breaking system that might have prevented the Amtrak derailment that killed eight people in Philadelphia on Tuesday. But the agency won’t say how much of the system is… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: May 19th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Hoboken, New Jersey, New York, Newark, News, Port Authority | Tags: , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

More than 600 trains derailed in N.J. over past 20 years, rate of human error twice national average

assetContent (8)A PATH conductor attempting to drive a crowded train, unaware that it had derailed. Crewmen not watching as the trains they’re supposed to be operating roll over improperly aligned switches. A Conrail train passing through a red signal in 2012, leading to several cars toppling into a creek and the release of toxic gas that sent… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: May 17th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: New Jersey, News, NJ DOT | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on More than 600 trains derailed in N.J. over past 20 years, rate of human error twice national average

Christie activates National Guard and Airmen, Closes State Offices, Closes NJ Transit and PATH. Suspends tolls on GSP north and Atlantic City Expressway. MVC Operations Suspended

Governor Chris Christie has activated the National Guard to assist New Jersey during Hurricane Sandy.

State offices will be closed on Monday.

NJ Transit and Access Link will gradually shut down all operations starting at 4PM and continuing until 2am Monday morning.

The PATH system will close at midnight.

Tolls on the Garden State Parkway North from Cape May through the Driscoll Bridge are suspended.  Tolls are suspended both ways of on the Atlantic City Expressway.

The Motor Vehicle Commission’s operations are closed on Monday.  All scheduled drivers tests, both road and written are cancelled on October 29, 30, and 31.

Posted: October 28th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie, Hurricane Sandy | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Christie activates National Guard and Airmen, Closes State Offices, Closes NJ Transit and PATH. Suspends tolls on GSP north and Atlantic City Expressway. MVC Operations Suspended