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NJ Transit Passengers Fume Over Widespread Delays: 'Unacceptable' NJ Transit Passengers Fume Over Widespread Delays: 'Unacceptable'
NJ Transit Passengers Fume Over Widespread Delays: 'Unacceptable' It's been a commute to forget for New Jersey transit riders on Tuesday, June 18. And passengers were not happy about it. NJ Transit trains in and out of Penn Station New York are delayed up to 90 minutes, due to Amtrak overhead wires and a disabled train at the station.  New Jersey Transit rail tickets and passes are being cross-honored by New Jersey Transit and private carrier buses, PATH at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken Terminal and 33rd Street Station in New York.  Customers fumed on Twitter. "Hundreds of thousands of people rely on this service daily and these issues are hap…

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by Sam Barron
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Ricardo The NJ Transit Bull Earns $10K From Stuffed Animal Sales Ricardo The NJ Transit Bull Earns $10K From Stuffed Animal Sales
Ricardo The NJ Transit Bull Earns $10K From Stuffed Animal Sales Ricardo is now earning royalties. The bull, who captured the hearts of Garden Staters when he wandered onto the train tracks last December at Newark Penn Station, recently received a $10,000 check from New Jersey Transit after they sold stuffed animals bearing his likeness. Ricardo's jaunt delayed trains for 45 minutes.  Public Info The royalties were presented as a donation to Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue in Sussex County, where Ricardo is currently residing after his trip on the tracks. Ricardo recently returned to Skylands after spending six weeks in upstate New York battling …

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by Sam Barron
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Ricardo The NJ Transit Bull Returning Home Following Six-Week Hospital Stay Ricardo The NJ Transit Bull Returning Home Following Six-Week Hospital Stay
Ricardo The NJ Transit Bull Returning Home Following Six-Week Hospital Stay Ricardo, the bull that captured the Garden State's attention after it wandered onto the train tracks in December, is returning to his home in Sussex County this week after battling a deadly infection for six weeks , his caretakers said. "We will be bringing our handsome boy home this week," Skylands Animal Sanctuary And Rescue in Wantage said on Facebook. "We can’t wait to have him back here at Skylands, where he belongs." Ricardo is doing really well and will hopefully be coming home soon. Look how nice he is❤️ Posted by Skylands Animal Sanctuary And Rescue on Sunday, February 4, …

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Transit Cancels 33 Trains Citing 'Illegal Job Action' Among Engineers NJ Transit Cancels 33 Trains Citing 'Illegal Job Action' Among Engineers
NJ Transit Cancels 33 Trains Citing 'Illegal Job Action' Among Engineers New Jersey commuters were left scrambling Friday, June 17 morning as NJ Transit canceled 33 trains. Fourteen of those lines were canceled due to engineer availability while it was unclear why the remaining were canceled. The cancelations were made on the Main-Bergen County, Montclair-Boonton, Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast lines.  NJ Transit said the shortage was caused by "illegal job action" taken by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLE&T). "With today’s engineer call outs at nearly triple the rate of an average weekday, it is clear that this is the r…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Commuters Fuming Over Disabled Amtrak Train Causing NJ Transit Delays Commuters Fuming Over Disabled Amtrak Train Causing NJ Transit Delays
Commuters Fuming Over Disabled Amtrak Train Causing NJ Transit Delays NJ Transit passengers fumed after a disabled Amtrak train caused 60-minute delays early Wednesday morning. Transit officials cited disabled Amtrak track equipment in one of the Hudson River tunnels as a reason for the delayed train service to and from New York Penn Station, according to multiple tweets sent out just before 8 a.m. Rail service in/out of Penn Station New York is subject to up to 60-min delays due to disabled Amtrak track equipment in one of the Hudson River Tunnels. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets/passes are being cross honored by PATH at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33rd St-…

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by Nicole Acosta