As ridership grows, NJ Transit mourns employee lost to COVID
Updated 10:48 PM;
As NJ Transit officials reported the first significant ridership gains since the coronavirus pandemic began, they also had to pause to honor a member of their employee family claimed by the virus.
Michael Travisano, 45, of Summit — a 22-year veteran rail car inspector in the Meadowlands Maintenance Complex — died from complications from the virus earlier this month, NJ Transit CEO Kevin Corbett said at the beginning of Wednesday’s Board of Directors meeting. Travisano started his career as a car maintainer, he said.
“Through hard work and dedication, he became a car inspector in 2002 and for most of his career worked out of our Meadows Maintenance Complex,” Corbett said. “Our deepest condolences go out to his family, friends and colleagues.”