Pascack Valley Line riders can now buy their train tickets on their smart phones or tablets. New Jersey Transit on Thursday introduced its new mobile ticketing application, MyTix, as part of a pilot program. The app is available for free download on Apple’s iOS or Google’s Android operating systems. Customers… Read More →
PATH train service from Hoboken to 33th street in Manhattan will resume tomorrow at 5 a.m., the Port Authority announced this afternoon. Trains will run in both directions from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. Meanwhile, service remains suspended to the World Trade Center. That’s good news for some… Read More →
(A service closure sign at the Hoboken PATH station on Nov. 26, 2012. Photo credit: Dennis Graiani) Before Sandy hit, Dennis Graiani’s daily commute on the Pascack Valley line was already almost two hours each way. Now it takes the 23-year-old from New City up to three hours to reach… Read More →
Metro-North Railroad is spending $67 million to modernize its signal system on its Port Jervis line. The project, which will improve safety and make the system more reliable, will cover 66 miles from Suffern to Port Jervis. The work is expected to be completed in Dec. 2015. The agency said… Read More →
The Thanksgiving holiday will affect transit systems serving Rockland. Here’s what riders should expect this week, according to the county’s Department of Public Transportation. For help planning your trip, call the Transit Information Center at 845-364-3333, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays (closed Thanksgiving Day and Friday, Nov. 23). Wednesday: *... Read More →
New Jersey Transit is looking for Pascack Valley riders to help test its mobile ticketing smart phone app. The free application is not available to the general public and is still in its early stages. “We’re very early in the testing phase,” NJ Transit spokeswoman Nancy Snyder said. To take… Read More →
Many of us love that the season has changed to fall but trains…not so much. Wet leaves on railroad tracks are a seasonal hazard because they can cause “slippery rail” conditions, New Jersey Transit says. To that end, the agency is bringing out its high-pressure power-washing system known as AquaTrack…. Read More →
More trains are about to arrive at a station near you. Starting Oct. 14, Metro-North will launch its first round of service improvements that includes 79 new trains each week. From my morning report on the changes: » The Pascack Valley line will get a new 7:59 a.m. express train… Read More →
