NJ Transit leads nation in mechanical railway failures, but does much better on per-mile basis by Todd DeFeo, The Center Square | January 27, 2021 01:00 PM Print this article
NJ Transit commuter rail trains had more total mechanical failures than other agencies nationwide, but the system ranks in the middle of the pack when evaluating the number of breakdowns based on passenger car miles.
According to commuter rail data from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), NJ Transit saw 351 total mechanical failures in 2019 while operating more than 61.6 million passenger car miles.
A passenger car mile measures the number of miles rail passenger cars travel while in revenue service, including deadhead miles. In NJ Transit’s case, that equates to a breakdown every 175,535 miles.
The Regional Transportation Authority is planning to use $486.2 million in transit funding from the latest stimulus bill to support transit services to “to the places and people across the region who most need transit” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Based on the research shared during the RTA’s January 21 board meeting, this would mean Chicago, Joliet, Aurora, Elgin and Waukegan, as well as a handful of clusters in the south, west and northwest suburbs. It would be up to the individual transit agencies the RTA oversees to decide exactly how they would use the cash, and what service changes, if any, they would make.
Under the Road Safety Week programme, which is underway across the country from January 18 till February 17, the authority has launched a campaign among the pedestrians, cyclists and bike-riders about road accidents caused by fog and darkness. The
Gurugram aims to reduce road accidents by 25% this year
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Gurugram, Jan 24 : The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) of Gurugram has set a target of reducing the road fatalities by 25 per cent by the end of the year.
Under the Road Safety Week programme, which is underway across the country from January 18 till February 17, the authority has launched a campaign among the pedestrians, cyclists and bike-riders about road accidents caused by fog and darkness.
The district traffic police along with NGOs are trying to increase awareness among the vehicle drivers and persuade them to follow the traffic rules. The traffic police are also issuing challan (fine) against violators.
Under the Road Safety Week programme, which is underway across the country from January 18 till February 17, the authority has launched a campaign among the pedestrians, cyclists and bike-riders about road accidents caused by fog and darkness. The