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| name = NJ Transit
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| caption2 = NJ Transit provides bus service throughout [[New Jersey]], commuter rail service in [[North Jersey|North]] and [[Central Jersey]] and along the [[U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey|US Route 30]] corridor, and light rail service in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]] and [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]] counties, and elsewhere in the [[Delaware Valley]]
| locale = [[New Jersey]] (statewide), [[Manhattan|New York]], [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]] and [[Orange County, New York|Orange]] counties in New York State, and [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] and [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton]] counties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York are included
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*[[Commuter rail]]
*[[Light rail]]
*[[Bus]] }}
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*12 (commuter rail)
*3 (light rail)
*253 (bus) }}
| stations = {{Plainlist|
*165 (rail)
*86 (light rail)
*26 (bus terminals)
*15991 (bus stops)
*{{small|(2022 figures, all modes<ref name="njtransit.com">{{Cite web |url=https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/FY22-FACTS-AT-A-GLANCE.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530201447/https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/FY22-FACTS-AT-A-GLANCE.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>)}} }}
| annual_ridership = {{American transit ridership|NJ Transit total annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}}
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*'''Commuter rail''': [[New Jersey Transit Rail Operations|See rail article]]
*'''Light Rail''': [[Light rail in New Jersey|See light rail article]]
*'''Bus''': [[New Jersey Transit Bus Operations|See bus article]] }}
| chief_executive = [[Kris Kolluri]]
| headquarters = 2 Gateway Center, [[Newark, New Jersey]]
| website = [https://www.njtransit.com/ njtransit.com]
| began_operation = {{start date and age|July 17, 1979}}
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*1,231 (commuter rail)
*93 (light rail)
*2,356 (NJT bus)
*696 (private bus operators)
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*{{convert|116.2|mi|km|abbr=on}} (light rail)
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'''New Jersey Transit Corporation''', branded as '''NJ Transit''' or '''NJTransit''' and often shortened to '''NJT''', is a state-owned [[public transportation]] system that serves the [[United States|U.S.]] [[U.S. state|state]] of [[New Jersey]] and portions of the [[New York (state)|states of New York]] and [[Pennsylvania]]. It operates [[bus]]es, [[light rail]], and [[commuter rail]] services throughout the state, connecting to major commercial and employment centers both within the state and in its two adjacent major cities, [[New York City]] and [[Philadelphia]]. In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the system had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|NJ Transit total annual}}.

Covering a service area of {{convert|5325|sqmi|km2}}, 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.<ref>Vantuono, William C. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1215/is_4_205/ai_n6015709 "New Jersey's innovators: New Jersey Transit's billion-dollar capital budget is focused on creating a unified, statewide network of commuter and light rail lines. New technologies are a key part of that strategy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120527061717/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1215/is_4_205/ai_n6015709 |date=May 27, 2012 }}, ''[[Railway Age]]'', April 2004. Accessed August 22, 2007. "In late 2003, 20 years after portions of the Pennsylvania, Erie-Lackawanna, Jersey Central, and Lehigh Valley railroads or their successors were combined to form the nation's third-largest commuter rail system, Secaucus Junction opened.and SEPTA started in 1980"</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Vantuono |first=William C. |date=November 4, 2015 |title=Jersey Transit Strong |url=http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/commuter-regional/jersey-transit-strong.html?channel=55 |access-date=April 21, 2016 |archive-date=April 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418012903/http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/commuter-regional/jersey-transit-strong.html?channel=55 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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 ==
[[File:South Amboy Station 1981.jpg|thumb|A [[Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1]] train, built for the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] in the 1930s–1940s, hauls a commuter train into [[South Amboy station]] in 1981]]
NJT was founded on July 17, 1979, an offspring of the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] (NJDOT), mandated by the state government to address many then-pressing transportation problems.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/an_fi_annual_report_2004.pdf |title=New Jersey Transit 2004 Annual Report, Page 6 |access-date=June 20, 2012 |archive-date=May 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522211957/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/an_fi_annual_report_2004.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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, New Jersey|Trenton]], [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], and [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]].

In 1983, NJT assumed operation of all commuter rail service in New Jersey from [[Conrail]], 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 [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson]] (PATH), which is owned by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]; the [[PATCO Speedline]], which is owned by the [[Delaware River Port Authority]]; two [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] lines, the [[West Trenton Line (SEPTA)|West Trenton Line]] and the [[Trenton Line (SEPTA)|Trenton Line]]; 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]] service to New York City and new equipment. On October 21, 2001, it opened [[Newark Liberty International Airport (NJT station)|a new station]] at [[Newark Liberty International Airport]]. 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 [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|New York Penn Station]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], saving an estimated 15 minutes over connecting with [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] trains at Hoboken. On October 31, 2005, NJT took over [[Clocker (Amtrak)|Clocker]] (NY–Philadelphia) service from Amtrak. Four new trains were added to the schedule, but cut back to Trenton.

[[File:Locomotive Engineers Picketing at Hoboken Station.jpg|thumb|250 px|right|''Locomotive Engineers Picketing at Hoboken Station, May 16, 2025'']]
From 2009 to 2011, NJT operated the [[Atlantic City Express Service]] (ACES) from [[New York Penn Station]] to [[Atlantic City Rail Terminal]] as a seasonal/weekend train under contract with the [[Casino Reinvestment Development Authority]].

During [[Hurricane Sandy]] in October 2012, the rail operations center of NJ Transit was flooded by {{convert|8|ft|m}} of water and an emergency generator submerged. Floodwater damaged at least 65 locomotive engines and 257 rail cars.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sandy pummels West Virginia as grueling recovery begins on East Coast|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/31/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 31, 2012|archive-date=October 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031144728/http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/31/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 16, 2025, a strike by the [[Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen]] caused the suspension of the entire NJ Transit rail network due to pay disputes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=New Jersey Transit Train Service Is Shut Down After Engineers Walk Out |last=McGeehan |first=Patrick |date=2025-05-16 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/nyregion/njtransit-strike.html |access-date=2025-05-16 |work=[[The New York Times]] |publication-date=2025-05-16}}</ref> An agreement was reached on May 18 to end the strike, with full train service scheduled to resume on Tuesday after safety inspections.<ref>{{Cite news |title=New Jersey Transit and Engineers’ Union Agree to Deal to End Strike |last=McGeehan |first=Patrick |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/nyregion/new-jersey-transit-strike-agreement.html |date=2025-05-18 |access-date=2025-05-20 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

== Governance ==
The [[Governor of New Jersey]] appoints a thirteen-member Board of Directors, consisting of eleven voting and two non-voting members. The voting members consist of eight from the general public and three State officials. The two non-voting members are "recommended by labor organizations representing the plurality of employees". The Governor has veto power on decisions made by the board.<ref>{{cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.njtransit.com/our-agency/about-us |access-date=March 3, 2024 |publisher=NJ Transit}}</ref>

== Current operations ==
[[File:NJ Transit HQ Newark.jpg|thumb|NJ Transit's headquarters at [[Penn Plaza East]] in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]]]
NJT splits its operations into three classes: bus, light rail, and commuter rail, operated by four legal businesses: '''[[NJ Transit Bus Operations|NJ Transit Bus Operations, Inc.]]''', subsidiaries '''NJ Transit Mercer, Inc.''' and '''NJ Transit Morris, Inc.''', and '''[[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit Rail Operations, Inc.]]'''.<!--These are the only businesses listed in the NJ Transit official documentation and board meeting minutes.-->

=== Bus ===
{{Main|NJ Transit Bus Operations|NJ Transit bus fleet}}
NJT Bus Operations operates 253 bus routes using 2,356 buses.<ref name=NJT>{{Cite web | url=https://www.njtransit.com/about/about-us | title=NJ Transit | access-date=April 20, 2022 | archive-date=April 18, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418122510/https://www.njtransit.com/about/about-us | url-status=live }}</ref> Its subsidiaries NJ Transit Mercer and NJ Transit Morris operate those routes concentrated in [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] and [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]] and [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]] counties. 696 additional buses are also leased out to several private New Jersey operators, including [[Coach USA]], [[Lakeland Bus Lines|Lakeland]], [[Trans-Bridge Lines|Transbridge Lines]], and [[Academy Bus|Academy]].

=== Light rail ===
{{Main|Light rail in New Jersey}}
NJT operates three [[light rail]] systems:

*[[Hudson–Bergen Light Rail]] – Three lines comprising a total of 24 stations and {{convert|20.6|mi|km}} in length, running along the [[Hudson Waterfront]] from [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]] to [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]] in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]]. 
*[[Newark Light Rail]] – Two lines comprising a total of 17 stations and {{convert|5.3|mi|km}} in length, running to and from major transportation hubs in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and the surrounding area. 
*[[River Line (New Jersey Transit)|River Line]] – A single line comprising a total of 21 stations and {{convert|34|mile|km}} in length, running along the [[Delaware River]] from [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] to [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]]. The line runs [[diesel multiple unit]] trains.<ref>{{Cite web |title=nycsubway.org: New Jersey Transit RiverLine |url=https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Transit_RiverLine |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.nycsubway.org}}</ref>

=== Commuter rail ===
{{Main|NJ Transit Rail Operations}}
[[File:Whitehouse Station.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|[[White House station]] on the [[Raritan Valley Line]]]]
NJT operates thirteen commuter rail lines, two of which are operated under a contract with [[Metro-North Railroad]].
*[[Atlantic City Line]]
*[[Bergen County Line]]
*[[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main Line]]
*[[Meadowlands Rail Line]] (for special events at the [[Meadowlands Sports Complex]] only)
*[[Montclair-Boonton Line]]
*[[Morris & Essex Lines]], consisting of:
**[[Morristown Line]]
**[[Gladstone Branch]]
*[[North Jersey Coast Line]]
*[[Northeast Corridor Line]] (includes the [[Princeton Branch]])
*[[Pascack Valley Line]] (Stations in New York operated under a contract with [[Metro-North Railroad]])
*[[Port Jervis Line]] (under a contract with [[Metro-North Railroad]])
*[[Raritan Valley Line]]

== Police ==
{{Main|New Jersey Transit Police Department}}

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 ====
{{Main|Gateway Program (Northeast Corridor)}}
This project will expand and restore the [[Northeast Corridor]] through a series of phases.  It will create new capacity that will allow the doubling of passenger trains running under the [[Hudson River]]. The program will increase track, tunnel, bridge, and station capacity, eventually creating four mainline tracks between Newark, NJ, and [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]], 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nec.amtrak.com/project/the-gateway-program/|title=The Gateway Program|website= nec.amtrak.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-12|archive-date=June 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602194850/https://nec.amtrak.com/project/the-gateway-program/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===== Portal Bridge Replacement Project =====
This project will replace the [[Portal Bridge|existing century-old]] [[Swing span|swing-span bridge]] with a new, [[fixed-span bridge]] over the [[Hackensack River]]. The current bridge causes train traffic and delays due to maritime traffic, as well as malfunctions occurring from opening and closing; the new bridge will eliminate the movable span, thus improving reliability and increasing train speeds. The project is partnered with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ Transit, Amtrak, and [[United States Department of Transportation]], with funding provided by NJ Transit, [[Amtrak]], and the [[Federal Railroad Administration]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://data.nj.gov/widgets/rhyd-k92v|title=2017 New Jersey Transit Annual Report {{!}} NJOIT Open Data Center|website=data.nj.gov|access-date=2019-10-12|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421171418/https://data.nj.gov/widgets/rhyd-k92v|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nec.amtrak.com/project/portal-bridge-replacement-project/|title=Portal Bridge Replacement Project|website=nec.amtrak.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-12|archive-date=November 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109053952/https://nec.amtrak.com/project/portal-bridge-replacement-project/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=====Hudson Tunnel Project=====
This project will entail 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 [[corrosion]] 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 [[United States Department of Transportation|U.S. Department of Transportation]] TIGER grant. The project is partnered with the [[Federal Railroad Administration|FRA]], [[PANYNJ]], NJ Transit and Amtrak, all of which have provided a total funding of $86.5 million.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nec.amtrak.com/project/the-hudson-tunnel-project/|title=The Hudson Tunnel Project|website=nec.amtrak.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-12|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230133919/https://nec.amtrak.com/project/the-hudson-tunnel-project/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/NJTRANSIT_2018_Annual_Report.pdf|title=NJ Transit 2018 Annual Report|website=NJ Transit|access-date=October 12, 2019|archive-date=October 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012082451/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/NJTRANSIT_2018_Annual_Report.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) Northern Branch Extension ====
{{Main|Northern Branch Corridor Project}}
This project will extend the [[Hudson–Bergen Light Rail]] from [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]] in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]] to [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]]. The extension will better meet the needs of travelers in the area, advance cost-effective transit solutions, improve regional mobility and access, reduce roadway congestion, and attract growth and development. There have been several public hearings so far, and the project has received the [[Environmental impact statement|Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement]] from the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]]. The final EIS was expected to be completed by the end of 2019.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northernbranchcorridor.com/index.html|title=Northern Branch Corridor Project|website=northernbranchcorridor.com|access-date=2019-10-12|archive-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024162429/http://www.northernbranchcorridor.com/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As of December 2022, the project is still in its design phase, and NJT was given a $600K federal grant to study transit-oriented development along the proposed extension.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Journal |first=Ron Zeitlinger {{!}} The Jersey |date=2022-12-14 |title=NJ Transit awarded $590K grant to study development along possible light rail extension into Bergen |url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/12/nj-transit-awarded-590k-grant-to-study-development-along-possible-light-rail-extension-into-bergen.html |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=nj |language=en |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307101202/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/12/nj-transit-awarded-590k-grant-to-study-development-along-possible-light-rail-extension-into-bergen.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) Route 440 Extension ====
This project will extend Hudson-Bergen Light Rail access in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]. It will extend service from [[West Side Avenue station|West Side Avenue Station]] by {{convert|0.7|mi}} of new rail to a new terminus on the west side of [[New Jersey Route 440|Route 440]]. An environmental assessment has been prepared by NJ Transit, and the [[Federal Transit Administration]] has issued a Finding of No Significance Impact ([[FONSI]]). Preliminary engineering began in 2018. The new station will be a contributing factor to the $180 million [[urban renewal]] project of [[Bayfront, Jersey City|Bayfront]]. There is also a project to improve [[New Jersey Route 440|Route 440]] itself near the rail extension. As of 2020, the project is still ongoing after upgrades were made to West Side Avenue Station<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hblr440.com/|title=The HBLR Route 440 Extension Project -|website=The HBLR Route 440 Extension Project|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-12|archive-date=October 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012082453/https://hblr440.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project====
{{Main|Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project}}
In May 2001, 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&nbsp;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 (Erie Railroad 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 Restoration Project]] from [[Port Morris, New Jersey|Port Morris]] to [[Andover, New Jersey|Andover]], a distance of {{convert|7.3|mi}}, 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]], the [[Pocono Mountains]], 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 2023, the projected completion date for Andover service is 2027, with work at [[Roseville Tunnel]] and Andover, NJ ongoing.  There is a possibility of Amtrak extending service from New York City to Scranton, PA via the Cut-Off, but no official commitment for that service has been made to date.

==== Glassboro–Camden Line ====
{{Main|Glassboro–Camden Line}}
The Glassboro–Camden Line is an {{convert|18|mi|km|2|adj=on}} [[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 [[PATCO Speedline]]. The project's goal is to improve mobility and connect towns in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester]] and [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]] counties. The project was originally expected to be completed by 2019,<ref>{{cite news| last=Nussbaum| first=Paul| title=Big ifs loom over Camden-Glassboro rail plan| newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer| date=May 23, 2013| url=http://articles.philly.com/2013-05-23/news/39448169_1_rail-line-conrail-freight-line-camden-glassboro| access-date=July 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027221726/http://articles.philly.com/2013-05-23/news/39448169_1_rail-line-conrail-freight-line-camden-glassboro| archive-date=2014-10-27}}</ref> but faced construction delays due to local pushback, lack of funding, and later the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Duhart|first1=Bill|date=September 24, 2019|title=Camden-Gloucester light rail line could start construction in 'a couple of years,' Sweeney says|work=NJ.com|url=https://www.nj.com/bergen/2019/09/camden-gloucester-light-rail-line-could-start-construction-in-a-couple-of-years-sweeney-said.html|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref><ref name="WHYY-2021">{{cite news |last=Burns |first=P. Kenneth |date=December 20, 2021 |title=Where is the Glassboro-Camden Line? An update on a long-awaited South Jersey project |url=https://whyy.org/articles/where-is-the-glassboro-camden-line-an-update-on-a-long-awaited-south-jersey-project/ |publisher=[[WHYY-FM|WHYY]] |accessdate=December 24, 2021}}</ref> An environmental assessment was published in February 2021, and it is now in the design and engineering phase.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/glassboro-camden-light-rail-design-train-new-jersey-aecom/|title=Proposed Glassboro-Camden light rail line enters preliminary design phase|date=October 31, 2022|website=PhillyVoice}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/glassboro-camden-rail-line-transit-gloucester-county-20221102.html|title=Long-sought Glassboro-Camden rail line took a step forward. Will it get built?|first=Thomas|last=Fitzgerald|website=www.inquirer.com}}</ref> The project is projected to be operational by 2028.<ref name="facts2013">{{cite web | title = Fact Sheet 2013 | work = Glassboro-Camden Line | publisher = DVPA & PATCO | url = http://www.glassborocamdenline.com/images/uploads/GCL_FACTSHEET_2013.pdf | access-date = April 8, 2012 | archive-date = August 19, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200819123159/http://www.glassborocamdenline.com/images/uploads/GCL_FACTSHEET_2013.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | title = NJ Transit Board Advances South Jersey Transportation Projects | publisher = New Jersey Transit | date = December 9, 2009 | url = http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2571 | access-date = April 8, 2012 | archive-date = October 19, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111019082545/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2571 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://glassborocamdenline.com/|title=Glassboro-Camden Line|website=glassborocamdenline.com|access-date=2019-10-12|archive-date=October 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012082456/http://glassborocamdenline.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-31 |title=Proposed Glassboro-Camden light rail line enters preliminary design phase |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/glassboro-camden-light-rail-design-train-new-jersey-aecom/ |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=PhillyVoice |language=english |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315044737/https://www.phillyvoice.com/glassboro-camden-light-rail-design-train-new-jersey-aecom/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Bus rapid transit ====
{{Main|Bus rapid transit in New Jersey}}
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''<ref name="nextgen">{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/mc/multimodal/previous/2010/Presentations/New-Jersey-Transit-BRT-Initiatives-Go-Bus28-and-Reuse-of-a-Right-of-way-in-Union-County.pdf|title=NJ Transit Bus Service: The Next Generation|date=April 10, 2010|work=Presentation APTA|publisher=New Jersey Transit|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013230233/http://www.apta.com/mc/multimodal/previous/2010/Presentations/New-Jersey-Transit-BRT-Initiatives-Go-Bus28-and-Reuse-of-a-Right-of-way-in-Union-County.pdf|archive-date=October 13, 2013|access-date=March 3, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="nextgenbrt">{{cite web|url=http://www.njtpa.org/Plan/Studies/next_gen_brt_study.aspx|title=Evaluation of Next Generation Bus (BRT- type) Service in the NJTPA Region|publisher=NPTPA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415135833/http://www.njtpa.org/Plan/Studies/next_gen_brt_study.aspx|archive-date=April 15, 2013|access-date=April 30, 2012}}</ref> 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 [[New Jersey Transit bus fleet|bus fleet]] with [[Real-time locating system|real-time location]], creating the basis for "next bus" scheduling information at [[bus shelter]]s 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 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 Bay Drawbridge]] is said to be replaced by a new, higher [[Vertical-lift bridge|lift bridge]].<ref name=":1" />

=== Proposed projects ===
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==== West Trenton ====
{{Main|West Trenton Line (NJ Transit)}}
The West Trenton Line is a proposed service connecting [[West Trenton (SEPTA station)|West Trenton Station]] with [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|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.<ref name=Project016To>[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=Project016To West Trenton Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522220528/https://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=Project016To |date=May 22, 2009 }}, accessed December 21, 2006</ref>  To date, no funding has been secured.<ref name=Project016To /> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=NJ Transit's West Shore Regional Proposal |url=http://www.realtransit.org/tao_2013_9.php |website=Real Transit |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-date=January 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119042406/http://www.realtransit.org/tao_2013_9.php |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.njtpa.org/getmedia/ed304915-d260-455c-8304-229a5f0b286b/Revised-TRANSIT_2.pdf.aspx|title=NJTPA Transportation Improvement Program Fiscal Years 2016–2019|publisher=NJTPA|access-date=June 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828145737/http://www.njtpa.org/getmedia/ed304915-d260-455c-8304-229a5f0b286b/Revised-TRANSIT_2.pdf.aspx|archive-date=August 28, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 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 the [https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.772366,-74.044548&num=1&t=h&z=18 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<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/15/nyregion/west-shore-line-good-news.html |title=West Shore Line: Good News |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 15, 1981 |last1=Rondinaro |first1=Gene |access-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-date=August 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822141904/http://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/15/nyregion/west-shore-line-good-news.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ygartua |first=Carlos |date=1981-04-24 |title=West Shore line hinges on funds |pages=1 |work=[[The Evening News (Newburgh)]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZAJgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3G0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2554%2C3259690 |access-date=August 12, 2016 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724153932/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZAJgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3G0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2554,3259690 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 ====
{{Main|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 County, New Jersey|Passaic]], [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]] and [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]] counties between [[Hawthorne, New Jersey|Hawthorne]] and [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], as well as extending service to connect to the [[Hudson–Bergen Light Rail]] in [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]]. The project is currently in its initial study phase.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Medina |first=Toni |title=NJ TRANSIT |url=https://www.njtransit.com/ |access-date=2023-03-07 |publisher=NJ TRANSIT |language=en-US |archive-date=March 1, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301103004/http://www.njtransit.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) ====
{{Main|Monmouth Ocean Middlesex Line}}
The Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM)<ref>[http://www.app.com/article/20121014/NJOPINION03/310140029/PETOIA-s-time-fast-track-MOM-line PETOIA: It's time to fast-track MOM line | The Asbury Park Press NJ]. app.com. Retrieved on June 23, 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planning.co.ocean.nj.us/mom/mapofalternatives.htm|title=DEIS-MOM Map of Alternatives|work=ocean.nj.us|access-date=March 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309172827/http://www.planning.co.ocean.nj.us/mom/mapofalternatives.htm|archive-date=March 9, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 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 the 1941 cancellation, the CNJ operated ''[[Blue Comet]]'' trains (Jersey City-Atlantic City) and some local trains on this route.<ref>'Official Guide of the Railways,' August 1936, Table 3</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ebs.gmnews.com/news/2006/0302/Front_page/003.html|title=New tunnel may add riders to MOM Line – eb.gmnews.com – East Brunswick Sentinel|work=gmnews.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181559/http://ebs.gmnews.com/news/2006/0302/Front_page/003.html|archive-date=September 30, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

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.<ref>[http://www.app.com/article/20140409/NJNEWS10/304090025/Transit-advocates-push-MOM-commuter-rail-line New Jersey News | The Asbury Park Press NJ]. app.com. Retrieved on June 23, 2014.</ref>

In August 2010, NJT received $534,375 in Federal Funds to investigate the possibilities of a MOM line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2010-09-01/Front_Page/Federal_dollars_to_fund_rail_study.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124172522/http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2010-09-01/Front_Page/Federal_dollars_to_fund_rail_study.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2013|title=Federal dollars to fund rail study – nt.gmnews.com – News Transcript|work=gmnews.com|access-date=June 3, 2011}}</ref> Since that time there has been no further advancement of the project.<ref>[http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2014/01/proposed_monmouth-ocean-middlesex_rail_line_gathers_dust_under_christie_administration.html Once-proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line gathers dust] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125020728/http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2014/01/proposed_monmouth-ocean-middlesex_rail_line_gathers_dust_under_christie_administration.html |date=January 25, 2014 }}. NJ.com (January 22, 2014). Retrieved on 2014-06-23.</ref> The inertia is partially attributed to the cancellation of the [[Access to the Region's Core]] project.<ref>{{cite news | last = Robbins | first = Christopher | title = Once-proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line gathers dust | publisher = NJ.com | date = January 22, 2014 | url = http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2014/01/proposed_monmouth-ocean-middlesex_rail_line_gathers_dust_under_christie_administration.html | access-date = April 14, 2014 | archive-date = February 23, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140223153139/http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2014/01/proposed_monmouth-ocean-middlesex_rail_line_gathers_dust_under_christie_administration.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

==== 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]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=De Martini |first=Tom |date=2008-11-07 |title=County eyes N.J. rail extension to area |work=[[The Morning Call]] |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-2008-11-07-4236745-story.html |access-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201024936/https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-2008-11-07-4236745-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>Joseph Corso, The Central Railroad of New Jersey http://www.jcrhs.org/cnj.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006073442/http://www.jcrhs.org/cnj.html |date=October 6, 2013 }}</ref><ref>"Jersey Central: Coal, Commuters, and a Comet" ''Classic Trains,'' Winter 2011 http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/Files/PDF/CNJ-Winter2010.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022726/http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/Files/PDF/CNJ-Winter2010.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref><ref>"The Central Railroad of New Jersey, The Big Little Railroad" AmericanRails.com http://www.american-rails.com/central-railroad-of-new-jersey.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322124415/http://www.american-rails.com/central-railroad-of-new-jersey.html |date=March 22, 2009 }}</ref>

=== Canceled projects ===
==== Access to the Region's Core ====
{{Main|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.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/nn_press_release.jsp?PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2212 GOVERNOR CORZINE MAKES CAPITAL COMMITMENT FOR NEW TRANS-HUDSON COMMUTER RAIL TUNNEL: Applauds united support from New Jersey and New York senators] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113160728/http://www.njtransit.com/nn_press_release.jsp?PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2212 |date=November 13, 2006 }}, press release, dated May 10, 2006</ref> 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 ====
{{Main|Newark–Elizabeth Rail Link}}
Planned to connect [[Downtown Newark]] and [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]] via [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], 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.<ref name="Newsday092916">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/officials-train-crashes-into-hoboken-station-killing-1-injuring-108-1.12383826|title=Officials ID woman killed in train crash that hurt 114|date=September 29, 2016|website=Newsday|access-date=September 30, 2016|archive-date=September 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930033238/http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/officials-train-crashes-into-hoboken-station-killing-1-injuring-108-1.12383826|url-status=live}}</ref>
* At around 8:40&nbsp;a.m. on February 9, 1996, two trains [[1996 Secaucus train collision|collided nearly head-on]] near Secaucus. Both trains' engineers and a passenger were killed. The collision was caused when the eastbound train ran a red signal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RAR9701.pdf/ |title=NTSB Rail Accident Report RAR-97-01 |access-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-date=August 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831211024/https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RAR9701.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On July 14, 2003, a Northeast Corridor train 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 trains 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 take all 230 Arrow III cars out of service for inspection. They were all deemed safe and returned to service days later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/warrington-launches-derailment-investigation|title=Nj Transit|access-date=December 13, 2021|archive-date=December 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213184833/https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/warrington-launches-derailment-investigation|url-status=live}}</ref>
*On February 21, 2007, a Bergen County Line train suffered a minor derailment after passing over an improperly repaired switch at Ridgewood Junction.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Medina|first=Toni|title=NJ TRANSIT|url=https://www.njtransit.com/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=NJ TRANSIT|language=en-US|archive-date=March 1, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301103004/http://www.njtransit.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On the morning of September 29, 2016, a Pascack Valley Line train failed to slow down as it approached Hoboken Terminal and [[2016 Hoboken train crash|crashed into the passenger concourse]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37503920|title=Hoboken train station crash: One dead and dozens hurt in New Jersey|work=BBC News|date=September 29, 2016|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-date=November 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103102216/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37503920|url-status=live}}</ref> One person died, with around 100 people being injured.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://abc7ny.com/news/at-least-1-dead-multiple-critical-injuries-in-hoboken-train-accident/1531786/ |title=At Least 1 Dead, Multiple Critical Injuries In Hoboken Train Accident – from WABC-TV New York |access-date=September 29, 2016 |archive-date=September 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930170402/http://abc7ny.com/news/at-least-1-dead-multiple-critical-injuries-in-hoboken-train-accident/1531786/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On August 19, 2016, two New Jersey Transit buses collided in Newark on Broad St & Raymond Blvd during the morning commute. Bus 5612, operating on route no. 59 with no passengers, ran a red light, colliding with bus 5784, running was on route 13, which was crossing the road safely. Two people died and 18 were injured in the crash. The driver of 5612 died at the scene. A passenger onboard bus 5784 was also pronounced dead at the scene.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2 dead & 18 injured when 2 buses collided during the morning commute|url=https://www.nj.com/essex/2021/08/nj-transit-passengers-hurt-when-buses-collided-in-newark-settle-lawsuit-for-342m.html|access-date=2021-05-06|website=NJ.com|language=en-US|archive-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023045224/https://www.nj.com/essex/2021/08/nj-transit-passengers-hurt-when-buses-collided-in-newark-settle-lawsuit-for-342m.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On the morning of December 14, 2023, a [[Texas Longhorn]] bull wandered onto the train tracks at [[Newark Penn Station]]. Onlookers notified officials, leading to paused service and train delays of up to 45 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Medina |first=Toni |title=NJ TRANSIT |url=https://www.njtransit.com/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=NJ TRANSIT |language=en-US |archive-date=March 1, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301103004/http://www.njtransit.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  Newark Police Emergency Services and the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department|Port Authority Police Department]] contained the animal, later named Ricardo after one of the police officers who helped corral him to safety.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ricardo the bull plush toy is being sold on NJ Transit's website |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/essex/2023/12/19/ricardo-the-bull-toy-nj-transit-stuffed-animal/71972677007/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US |archive-date=December 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221181614/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/essex/2023/12/19/ricardo-the-bull-toy-nj-transit-stuffed-animal/71972677007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 19, 2023, NJ Transit released an official Ricardo the Bull 6-inch [[plushie]] to commemorate the incident. The plushie was available for pre-order on the NJ Transit Shoppe for $20 and sold out shortly after release.<ref>[https://njtransit.mybigcommerce.com/6-brave-bullricardo-the-bull/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221181614/https://njtransit.mybigcommerce.com/6-brave-bullricardo-the-bull/ |date=December 21, 2023 }}</ref> A portion of the proceeds for the plushie would go Skylands Animal Sanctuary & Rescue in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]], where Ricardo was transported after the incident.<ref>{{Cite web |title=6" Ricardo the Bull |url=https://njtransit.mybigcommerce.com/6-brave-bullricardo-the-bull/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=NJ TRANSIT Shoppe |language=en |archive-date=December 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221181614/https://njtransit.mybigcommerce.com/6-brave-bullricardo-the-bull/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On October 14, 2024, a light rail train collided with a tree on the River Line. One person was killed and 23 people were injured.<ref>{{cite web|title=Operator killed, more than 20 hurt in NJ Transit train crash, officials say|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/1-dead-20-hurt-in-nj-transit-river-line-crash-in-burlington-co/3997916/}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|New Jersey|Transportation}}
{{Commons category|New Jersey Transit}}
*[[George Warrington]]
*[[James Weinstein (New Jersey official)|James Weinstein]]
*[[AirTrain Newark]]
*[[List of New Jersey railroads]]
*[[List of United States railroads]]
*[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]
*[[Sunnyside Yard]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.njtransit.com/ Official website]

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