New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit, and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of

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, along with portions of

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and

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

. It operates bus, light rail, and

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services throughout the state, connecting to major commercial and employment centers both within the state and in the adjacent major cities of

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and

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...

. In , the system had a ridership of . Covering a service area of , NJT is the largest statewide public transit system and the third-largest provider of bus, rail, and light rail transit by ridership in the United States. NJT also acts as a purchasing agency for many private operators in the state; in particular, buses to serve routes not served by the transit agency.

History

NJT was founded on July 17, 1979, an offspring of the

New Jersey Department of Transportation The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey, including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transportat ...

(NJDOT), mandated by the state government to address many then-pressing transportation problems. It came into being with the passage of the Public Transportation Act of 1979 to "acquire, operate, and contract for transportation service in the public interest." NJT originally acquired and managed a number of private bus services, one of the largest being those operated by the state's largest electric company, Public Service Electric and Gas Company. It gradually acquired most of the state's bus services. In northern New Jersey, many of the bus routes are arranged in a web. In southern New Jersey, most routes are arranged in a "spoke-and-hub" fashion, with routes emanating from Trenton, Camden, and

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. In addition to routes run by NJT, it subsidizes and provides buses for most of the state's private operators providing fixed route or commuter service, such as Coach USA, DeCamp, Lakeland, and Academy. In 1983, NJT assumed operation of all commuter rail service in New Jersey from

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, which had been formed in 1976 through the merging of a number of financially troubled railroads. Conrail had operated two extensive commuter railroad networks in northern New Jersey under contract to NJDOT; in turn, these lines were the successors of numerous commuter routes dating from the mid-19th century. NJT now operates every passenger and commuter rail line in the state except for

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada. ...

; the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH), which is owned by the

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; the

PATCO Speedline The PATCO Speedline (signed in Philadelphia as the Lindenwold Line and also known colloquially as the PATCO High Speed Line) is a rapid transit route operated by the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO), which runs between Philadelphia, Pe ...

, which is owned by the Delaware River Port Authority; two SEPTA Regional Rail lines, the West Trenton Line and the

Trenton Line The Trenton Line is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail ( commuter rail) system. The route serves the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with service in Bucks County along the Delaware River to Trenton, New Jersey. Route Trento ...

; and a handful of tourist trains in the southern and northwestern parts of New Jersey. Since inception, rail ridership has quadrupled. In the 1990s the rail system expanded, with new

Midtown Direct The Kearny Connection is a railroad junction in Kearny, New Jersey that allows passenger trains from New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Lines to enter Amtrak's Northeast Corridor (NEC) and travel to and from New York Penn Station. The juncti ...

service to New York City and new equipment. On October 21, 2001, it opened a new station at

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. On December 15, 2003, it opened the Secaucus Junction transfer station, connecting its two commuter networks in northern New Jersey for the first time. The new station allowed passengers on trains to Hoboken Terminal to transfer to trains to

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, saving an estimated 15 minutes over connecting with PATH trains at Hoboken. On October 31, 2005, NJT took over Clocker (NY-Philadelphia) service from Amtrak. Four new trains were added to the schedule, but cut back to Trenton. During Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, the rail operations center of NJ Transit was flooded by of water and an emergency generator submerged. Floodwater damaged at least 65 locomotive engines and 257 rail cars.

Governance

The

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appoints a seven-member Board of Directors, four members from the general public and three State officials. The Governor has veto power on decisions made by the board.

Current operations

NJT's operations are divided into three classes: bus, rail, and light rail, operated by three legal businesses: NJ Transit Bus Operations, Inc, for buses and Newark Light Rail, subsidiary NJ Transit Mercer, Inc. for buses around Trenton, and NJ Transit Rail Operations, Inc., for commuter rail.

Bus

NJT operates 253 bus routes using 2,221 buses (leasing out the remainder to private operators) and the Newark Light Rail with 20 light rail vehicles (with numerous other line runs being subsidized by NJT).NJT Press Release
with key facts about the agency at the bottom of the page The bus fleet includes buses purchased for other New Jersey operators above the 2,221.

Light rail

NJT operates three light rail systems: * Hudson–Bergen Light Rail – a 24-stop multi-branch line along the Gold Coast from

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North Bergen North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 63,361. The township was founded in 1843. It was much diminished in territory by ...

, with a major stop at Hoboken Terminal, all in Hudson County. The fleet consists of 52 Kinki Sharyo electric light rail vehicles owned by NJT and operated under contract by 21st Century Rail. * Newark Light Rail – two segments serving Newark and the surrounding area. The ''Newark City Subway'' has 12 stops, is long, connecting Newark Penn Station to North Newark and Bloomfield. The ''Broad Street Extension'' has five stops, is long, and connects Newark Penn Station to Newark Broad Street Station. The fleet consists of 21 Kinki Sharyo electric light rail vehicles owned and operated by the Central Division of NJT Bus Operations. * River Line – a 21-stop line from Trenton to Camden along the

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, mostly along the

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line formerly owned by

and CSX. The fleet consists of 20 Stadler GTW diesel light rail vehicles owned by NJT and operated under contract by

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Commuter rail

NJT has 11 commuter rail lines: * Atlantic City Line * Bergen County Line * Main Line *

Meadowlands Rail Line The Meadowlands Rail Line, branded as the BetMGM Meadowlands Rail Line as part of a naming rights agreement, is a rail line in New Jersey, United States, operated by NJ Transit Rail Operations (NJT). Trains run between the Meadowlands Sports Com ...

* Montclair-Boonton Line * Morris & Essex Lines, consisting of: ** Morristown Line **

Gladstone Branch The Gladstone Branch (also known as the Gladstone Line) is a commuter rail line operated by NJ Transit from Gladstone station, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, to either Hoboken Terminal or New York Penn Station. It is one of two branches of t ...

* North Jersey Coast Line * Northeast Corridor Line (includes the

Princeton Branch The Princeton Branch is a commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit (NJT) in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The line is a short branch of the Northeast Corridor Line, running from Princeton Junction northwest to ...

) * Pascack Valley Line * Raritan Valley Line Additional special event service is provided on the

. NJT operates over 100

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s, of which 11 are supplied by

Metro-North Railroad Metro-North Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, is a suburban commuter rail service run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a public authority of the U.S. state of New York and under contract with the Connectic ...

as part of an operating agreement for the Port Jervis Line, and 61

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s. It has over 650 push-pull cars, of which 65 are supplied by Metro-North, and 230

electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number ...

cars.

Police

The New Jersey Transit Police Department (NJTPD) is the transit police agency of NJ Transit. New Jersey Transit Police operates under the authority of Chapter 27 of the NJ Revised Statutes. Title 27:25-15.1 states in part "The Transit Police Officers so appointed shall have general authority, without limitation, to exercise police powers and duties, as provided by law for police officers and law enforcement officers, in all criminal and traffic matters at all times throughout the State and, in addition, to enforce such rules and regulations as the corporation shall adopt and deem appropriate." One of the primary responsibilities of NJ Transit Police is to provide police services and security to the hundreds of bus terminals, rail stations, light-rail stations and all other property owned, operated and leased by NJ Transit throughout the state. The Department employs approximately 250 sworn police officers.

Projects

Ongoing projects

Gateway Program

The Gateway Program is a major rail infrastructure improvement project designed to improve current services and create new capacity that will allow the doubling of passenger trains running under the

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. The program will increase track, tunnel, bridge, and station capacity, eventually creating four mainline tracks between Newark, NJ, and

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, New York, including a new, two-track Hudson River tunnel. It is being undertaken in partnership with Amtrak, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the State of New Jersey, and the State of New York.

= Portal Bridge Replacement Project

= The project would replace the existing century-old bridge swing-span bridge with a new,

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over the

Hackensack River The Hackensack River is a river, approximately 45 miles (72 km) long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the subur ...

. The current bridge causes train traffic and delays due to maritime traffic, as well as malfunctions occurring from opening and closing. The new bridge's goal is to eliminate the movable span, improve reliability, increase train speeds, and remove conflict with maritime traffic. The project is partnered with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ Transit, Amtrak, and

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, with funding provided by NJ Transit,

, and the

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= The Hudson Tunnel Project

= The project is the design and construction of a new Hudson River rail tunnel serving Penn Station, New York, and the rehabilitation and modernization of the existing North River Tunnels, which incurred serious and ongoing damage during Hurricane Sandy. The tunnel was flooded with millions of gallons of saltwater during Hurricane Sandy, causing

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that continues to damage the century-old tunnel. It plans to build a new tunnel, rather than close and renovate the existing tunnel, as doing so would leave only one of the North River Tunnels in service, which would cause a massive reduction in rail service. As of 2018, the final design was completed and it is being advanced through the U.S. Department of Transportation TIGER grant. The project is partnered with the

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, PANYNJ, NJ Transit and Amtrak, all of which have provided a total funding of $86.5 million.

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) Northern Branch Extension

The project will extend Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service from

, Hudson County to Englewood,

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and Hudson counties, including the Hudson River Waterfront, improve regional mobility and access, reduce roadway congestion, and enhance the transit network. There have been several public hearings so far, and have received the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement from the

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. The final EIS was expected to be completed by the end of 2019.

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) Route 440 Extension

The project will expand Hudson-Bergen Light Rail access in

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Lackawanna Cut-Off

In May 2001, the State of New Jersey acquired the right-of-way of the Lackawanna Cut-Off. Constructed by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad between 1908 and 1911, this provided a direct route with minimal curves and grades between Slateford Junction, two miles (3.25 km) below the Delaware Water Gap, and the crest of the Water divide, watershed at Lake Hopatcong (Port Morris Junction), the connection with NJT's Montclair-Boonton Line. This would restore long-distance service that the Erie Lackawanna last provided with the ''Lake Cities (train), Lake Cities'' in 1970. At the time of the Cut-Off's construction, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, DL&W had extensive experience with concrete construction, but not on the scale that would be employed on the Cut-Off. All structures, including stations, bridges, interlocking towers and two large viaducts and thousands of fence posts, were made of concrete. Despite the lack of maintenance on these structures over the past four decades (and in some cases much longer), most are still in operational or near-operational condition. A 2009 study by NJT estimated that bringing the line back into operation to Scranton, Pennsylvania, would cost approximately $551 million, although service may be extended in several interim phases before reaching Scranton. In 2011, the Lackawanna Cut-Off (NJ Transit), retracking of the Cut-Off from Port Morris, New Jersey, Port Morris to Andover, New Jersey, Andover, a distance of , began. The project was delayed by a lack of environmental permits to clear the roadbed between Lake Lackawanna and Andover. Based on projections from NJ Transit, the restart of construction, including extensive work on Roseville Tunnel, was to occur in mid- to late-2016, with the re-opening of service to Andover projected to occur in 2020. The proposed rehabilitation west of Andover, which has not yet been funded, would provide commuter rail service between Hoboken Terminal and New York's Penn Station, and would serve the growing Commuter town, exurban communities in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and the Poconos, as well as northern Warren County, New Jersey, Warren County and southern Sussex County, New Jersey, Sussex County in New Jersey. In October 2015, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requested that a preliminary engineering study be performed in order to update the cost figures on the previous study. Funding for this study is currently being sought. As of 2018, progress had been made on the project.

Glassboro–Camden Line

The Glassboro–Camden Line is an diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail system planned for South Jersey, southwestern part of New Jersey in the United States. At its northern end in Camden, it will connect with the River Line, with which its infrastructure and vehicles will be compatible. At the northern terminus, the Walter Rand Transportation Center, paid transfers will be possible to the

. The project's goal is to improve mobility and connect towns in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester and Camden County, New Jersey, Camden counties. An environmental assessment was anticipated to be published in 2019.

Bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit in New Jersey includes limited stop bus lines, exclusive bus lanes (XBL) and Shoulder (road)#Use as bus-only shoulder, bus bypass shoulders (BBS). ''Next Generation Bus'' is the term used by NJT to refer to the development of numerous bus rapid transit (BRT) systems across the state which are being studied by the agency, New Jersey Department of Transportation, NJDOT, the metropolitan planning organizations of New Jersey (MPO), and contract bus carriers. In 2011, NJT announced that it would equip its entire bus fleet with Real-time locating system, real-time location, creating the basis for "next bus" scheduling information at bus shelters and web-enabled devices and considered an important feature of BRT.

Recovery and Resilience Projects

As of 2018, there are several projects in progress. A project to replace the auxiliary power cables, traction power, and signal and communication devices along the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, HBLR that were to affected by Hurricane Sandy was in the works. Repairs to Hoboken Terminal are said to be complete by 2020. Numerous power line, power system, and flood protection systems were in progress or completed at numerous terminals and stations. The 110-year old Raritan River Bridge is said to be replaced by a new, higher Vertical-lift bridge, lift bridge.

Proposed projects

West Trenton

The West Trenton Line is a proposed service connecting West Trenton (SEPTA station), West Trenton Station with Newark Penn Station, connecting with the Raritan Valley Line at Bridgewater (NJT station), Bridgewater. As of 2004, NJT's estimate of the cost was $197 million.West Trenton Line
, accessed December 21, 2006 To date, no funding has been secured. Service ran on the line prior to 1983.

West Shore Commuter Rail Line

The West Shore Route is a proposal to reactivate passenger service on the New Jersey-New York section of the West Shore Railroad from Hoboken, NJ to West Nyack, NY. The project has been included in the NJ Transit's portion of the federally-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the fiscal years of 2016–2019. The route holds perhaps the greatest promise in all of New Jersey since it travels through the heart of NJ Transit Bus Operations' Midtown "commuter shed", with four bus routes (165, 167, 168 & 177) running well beyond capacity. Issues regarding the restart of commuter rail service include: * CSX owns the trackage and uses them heavily to link the NYC area to their national network at Selkirk Yard in upstate New York. * CSX offers to allow NJ Transit use of the ROW if the agency constructed sound barriers along the entire length of track for commuter operations out of its own pocket. * A city terminal is not connected to this line, since the Weehawken & Pavonia Terminals were demolished decades ago. A loop connecting this line with the North River Tunnels into New York Penn Station where th
West Shore Tracks pass under the Northeast Corridor just south of NJ Route 3 and Tonnelle Ave
would directly connect this line into New York Penn Station. This configuration would provide a 25-minute travel time to New York Penn Station, but would bypass Secaucus Junction, leaving the West Shore with no transfer connection to the rest of New Jersey other than a possible transfer station on Tonnelle Ave with the Hudson Bergen Light Rail. With these considerable technical issues, as well as no available space in New York Penn Station for West Shore Line trains, this proposal was put on hold until capacity into New York Penn Station will increase in the future. The leadership of the municipalities along the route have been organizing for decades to get service running again and have been rezoning the areas around the former train stations ever since being told by NJ Transit that the number of projected riders is too low to justify investment.

Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit Project

The Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit Project would reintroduce passenger service on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway right-of-way (transportation), right-of-way in Passaic, Bergen and Hudson counties.

Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM)

The Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) line is a proposed south and central New Jersey commuter rail route to New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Brunswick, Newark and New York's Penn Station. This would restore service previously provided by the Central Railroad of New Jersey with similar station sequences. Prior to 1941 cancellation the CNJ operated ''Blue Comet'' trains (Jersey City-Atlantic City) and some local trains on this route. The line was originally proposed by the Ocean County, New Jersey, Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders in March 1980. It would run on a 40.1-mile rail corridor and would provide diesel commuter rail service from Monmouth junction, Monmouth Junction (South Brunswick, New Jersey, South Brunswick), where the Jamesburg Branch partially joins the Northeast Corridor (NEC), south to Lakehurst, New Jersey, Lakehurst in the interior of northern Ocean County, New Jersey, Ocean County. As of 2006, the line was opposed by Jamesburg and Monroe Township. From Monmouth junction, Monmouth Junction the line would continue southeast to Jamesburg, New Jersey, Jamesburg, Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Monroe, Englishtown, New Jersey, Englishtown, Manalapan, New Jersey, Manalapan, Freehold Borough, New Jersey, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, New Jersey, Freehold Township, Howell, New Jersey, Howell and Farmingdale, New Jersey, Farmingdale. A new rail connection would be required in Farmingdale. It would proceed southward from Farmingdale to Lakehurst, passing through Howell, Lakewood, New Jersey, Lakewood, Jackson, New Jersey, Jackson, Toms River, New Jersey, Toms River, Townships, and Lakehurst/Manchester, New Jersey, Manchester. Trains would also operate on the NEC between Monmouth Junction and Newark. Passengers for New York would transfer at Newark. Eight new stations and a train storage yard would be constructed. In mid-February 2008, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine withdrew the Monmouth Junction alignment from the MOM Plan. Corzine opted to endorse the two remaining alternate alignments (via Red Bank or Matawan-Freehold, the latter which is currently part of the Henry Hudson Trail, Henry Hudson Rail Trail). NJT is still planning to study all the routes as to not delay action further on the EIS, and says all three routes are still up for evaluation, although it will take the Governor's comments into consideration. In late May 2009 representatives of the three counties agreed to back one potential route from Ocean County to Red Bank, instead of to Monmouth Junction, ending years of stalemate. Under that compromise, the line's southern terminus would be in Lakehurst, and it would run through Lakewood along existing freight tracks to join the North Jersey Coast Line in Red Bank. It also includes the possibility of a spur between Freehold and Farmingdale. In August 2010, NJT received $534,375 in Federal Funds to investigate the possibilities of a MOM line. Since that time there has been no further advancement of the project. The inertia is partially attributed to the cancellation of the Access to the Region's Core project.

Lehigh Valley

In November 2008, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC), along with both Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh and Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton counties, commissioned a study to explore extending the Raritan Valley Line to the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, which would potentially include stops in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem and Easton, Pennsylvania, Easton. This would resume passenger service previously provided jointly by the Lehigh Valley Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey. These cities were last served in 1967.

Canceled projects

Access to the Region's Core

NJT intended to construct a new two-track Hudson River tunnel adjacent to the two single-track Northeast Corridor tunnels built in the early 20th century by the Pennsylvania Railroad. NJT referred to the project as Access to the Region's Core, which would have used dual-power locomotives and a new rail junction at Secaucus, allowing for a one-train ride between the Port Jervis Line (Metro-North), Port Jervis, Main Line (NJ Transit), Main, Bergen County Line, Bergen County, Pascack Valley, and Raritan Valley Line, Raritan Valley lines and New York Penn Station. The Lehigh and the West Trenton extension plans would require added capacity and the ARC project would provide that capacity. The project broke ground in June 2009. Both the Federal Transit Administration and the Port Authority made public commitments of $3 billion to the project. However, the project was suspended on October 7, 2010, due to concerns that the State of New Jersey would be solely responsible for projected $5 billion in overruns. On October 27, 2010, Governor Chris Christie made a final decision to cancel the project. Amtrak later unveiled the Gateway Project, which addresses some of the issues ARC was meant to resolve.

Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link

Planned to connect Downtown Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth via

, NJT is no longer pursuing the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link. The airport has a monorail link to NJT's Northeast Corridor Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, both of which run to both Newark and Elizabeth.

Incidents

* In December 1985, a train crashed into a concrete bumper in Hoboken Terminal, injuring 54 people. The cause was a lubricant that was applied into the tracks to test the train wheels. * At around 8:40 AM on February 9, 1996, two trains, the eastbound 1254 and the westbound 1107, 1996 Secaucus train collision, collided nearly head-on near Secaucus, New Jersey. Both trains' engineers and a passenger on the 1254 train were killed. The accident was caused when the 1254 train ran a red signal. * On Monday, July 14, 2003, a Northeast Corridor Train, Train No. 3920 derailed just East of the Portal Bridge in Secaucus during the morning rush hour disrupting service on the Northeast Corridor for nearly 12 hours. Amtrak service was terminated at Newark during this time. All of NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast and Morris and Essex Service were diverted to Hoboken Terminal. The cause of the derailment was a lost wheel on one of the Arrow III cars causing NJ Transit to temporarily taken all 230 Arrow III cars out of service for inspection. They were all deemed safe and returned to service days later. *On February 21, 2007, a Bergen County Line train suffered a minor derailment after passing over an improperly repaired switch at Ridgewood Junction. * On the morning of September 29, 2016, Pascack Valley Line commuter train #1614 failed to slow down as it approached Hoboken Terminal, and 2016 Hoboken train crash, crashed. The train was coming from Spring Valley station (New York), Spring Valley station in Spring Valley, New York. According to witnesses, the train crashed through the bumper block into the passenger concourse. One person died, with around 100 people being injured.At Least 1 Dead, Multiple Critical Injuries In Hoboken Train Accident – from WABC-TV New York
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References

External links

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