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Three NJ Transit rail lines remain suspended as federal shutdown continues
Last edited Tue Jan 22, 2019, 04:26 PM - Edit history (2)
Hat tip, Trainorders:
Passenger Trains > NJ Murphy blames the shut down
Date: 01/22/19 10:36
NJ Murphy blames the shut down
Author: Lackawanna484
NJ Governor Phil Murphy is blaming the federal shut down for NJ Transit failures to resume service. He claims the work on phase 1 is done, but FRA staff has been furloughed.
In this version, the Atlantic City line could be reopened, and updated equipment put into service, if only the FRA did its job.
https://www.nj.com/traffic/2019/01/three-nj-transit-rail-lines-remain-suspended-as-federal-shutdown-continues.html
Date: 01/22/19 10:36
NJ Murphy blames the shut down
Author: Lackawanna484
NJ Governor Phil Murphy is blaming the federal shut down for NJ Transit failures to resume service. He claims the work on phase 1 is done, but FRA staff has been furloughed.
In this version, the Atlantic City line could be reopened, and updated equipment put into service, if only the FRA did its job.
https://www.nj.com/traffic/2019/01/three-nj-transit-rail-lines-remain-suspended-as-federal-shutdown-continues.html
Three NJ Transit rail lines remain suspended as federal shutdown continues
Updated 7:46 AM; Posted 7:46 AM
By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Gov. Phil Murphy has pledged that service on the Atlantic City Rail Line which has been shut down since September will resume. But he and NJ Transit officials can’t say when that will happen because of the ongoing federal shutdown.
Atlantic City Line, Princeton Shuttle and direct Raritan Valley Line service has been shut down for four months while a federally mandated safety system has been installed. Now that a Dec. 31, 2018, deadline to do the first phase of that work has been met, commuters are demanding they get trains back.
“I am 100 percent certain the Atlantic City line will reopen,” Murphy said. “Because of the federal shutdown, it’s not happened.”
“We need FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) approval of a reboot (of the rail service),” Murphy said.
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Larry Higgs may be reached at lhiggs@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @commutinglarry. Find NJ.com on Facebook. Have a tip? Tell us. nj.com/tips Get the latest updates right in your inbox. Subscribe to NJ.com’s newsletters
Updated 7:46 AM; Posted 7:46 AM
By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Gov. Phil Murphy has pledged that service on the Atlantic City Rail Line which has been shut down since September will resume. But he and NJ Transit officials can’t say when that will happen because of the ongoing federal shutdown.
Atlantic City Line, Princeton Shuttle and direct Raritan Valley Line service has been shut down for four months while a federally mandated safety system has been installed. Now that a Dec. 31, 2018, deadline to do the first phase of that work has been met, commuters are demanding they get trains back.
“I am 100 percent certain the Atlantic City line will reopen,” Murphy said. “Because of the federal shutdown, it’s not happened.”
“We need FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) approval of a reboot (of the rail service),” Murphy said.
....
Larry Higgs may be reached at lhiggs@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @commutinglarry. Find NJ.com on Facebook. Have a tip? Tell us. nj.com/tips Get the latest updates right in your inbox. Subscribe to NJ.com’s newsletters