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NJ Techie's App Is Changing The Game For Tri-State Area Commuters NJ Techie's App Is Changing The Game For Tri-State Area Commuters
NJ Techie's App Is Changing The Game For Tri-State Area Commuters What started as a frustrating train ride home from New York City to New Jersey for one Montclair commuter in 2006 has turned into a commuting revolution. Joshua Crandall, a tech-savvy Montclair resident, had an epiphany standing on the Watchung Avenue station platform: commuters weren’t helping each other, even though they all shared the same frustrations.  That moment inspired Clever Commute, a community-driven email alert system for train riders. "The zen of Clever Commute was to only report something when there was a problem," Crandall explained. "No questions, nothing if things we…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Transit VP Of Rail Operations Raymond Kenny Dies Of Coronavirus NJ Transit VP Of Rail Operations Raymond Kenny Dies Of Coronavirus
NJ Transit VP Of Rail Operations Raymond Kenny Dies Of Coronavirus NJ Transit's vice president and general manager Raymond P. Kenny died of coronavirus-related complications, the agency said Saturday. Kenny helmed NJ Transit's rail operations since January 2019. "Ray's reputation and experience in the industry are unparalleled," said NJ Transit President & CEO Kevin Corbett, who announced earlier this week he had contracted the virus.  "The leadership and incredible wealth of railroad knowledge Ray brought with him has truly made a positive impact on our organization. On behalf of everyone at NJ TRANSIT, our thoughts and prayers are with Ray's fa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Amtrak Worker Train Derails Near NYC's Penn Station, Commuter Tickets Cross-Honored By PATH Amtrak Worker Train Derails Near NYC's Penn Station, Commuter Tickets Cross-Honored By PATH
Amtrak Worker Train Derails Near NYC's Penn Station, Commuter Tickets Cross-Honored By PATH Direct Saturday morning commuter rail service into Manhattan's Penn Station was being diverted to Hoboken after an Amtrak worker train derailed, NJ Transit said. Customers could then switch to PATH, which was cross-honoring their tickets at Newark, Hoboken and 33rd Street in order to get to the area. No injuries were reported after a mechanical problem caused the derailment just outside Penn Station, the agency said. The train derailed just before 7 a.m., NJ Transit tweeted. Results included LIRR delays in and out of Penn.

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by Jerry DeMarco