

“I am proud of NJ Transit’s commitment over the last four decades in providing safe, reliable rail travel for millions of customers all over the state, and we continue to use and invest in the latest technologies and advances to enhance service and safety.” “Congratulations to the men and women of rail operations for a job well done,” said New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner and NJ Transit Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti. Over the past 40 years, NJ Transit has steadily improved New Jersey’s rail network by investing in modernized equipment, rebuilding the infrastructure and right-of-way, increasing service to Midtown Manhattan, introducing one-seat rides to Penn Station New York on three rail lines, increasing overall capacity, extending electrification on two busy rail corridors and much more. 1, 1983, the first NJ Transit trains departed Hoboken and Penn Station New York with crews who were now officially NJ Transit employees. New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) celebrated the agency’s 40th anniversary of assuming control and management of the operations of New Jersey’s commuter rail network Jan.
