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New Jersey Transit riders who take the Morris & Essex line will face a hellish commute this week due to ongoing problems with overhead wires along the route.

NJ Transit was awarded a $519,750 grant by the Federal Transit Administration to conduct a modernization study for Newark Light Rail.

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Rebirth of the Streetcar KC Streetcar, Kansas City. William C. Vantuono photo RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2021 ISSUE: Nearly wiped out decades ago, the lightest form of light rail has made a remarkable comeback. Two centuries ago, before anyone had the idea of laying rails on the ground so wheels could run swiftly and smoothly over them, nobody could travel faster than they or a horse could walk, or a boat could sail. Then came trains and streetcars, and everybody’s world suddenly seemed smaller.  Then...

NJ Transit halting buses, train service due to snowstorm Updated Dec 16, 2020; NJ Transit bus service will be suspended at 6 p.m., commuter trains stop at 7:30 p.m., and light rail service will end at 8 p.m., Wednesday due to the snowstorm, according to agency alerts. The last bus will leave New York’s Port Authority Bus terminal at 6 p.m., according to an alert from NJ Transit. South Jersey bus service will continue to operate as long as weather and road conditions allow. Private bus carri...