New Jersey Transit
Headquarters | 1 Penn Plaza East, Newark, New Jersey |
Area served | New Jersey (statewide), New York, Rockland and Orange counties in New York State, and Philadelphia County in Pennsylvania |
Founded | July 17, 1979 |
Fleet size | 3,707 (bus) 1,081 (commuter rail) 71 (lightrail) |
Number of routes | 253 (bus) 11 (commuter rail) 3 (lightrail) |
Ridership | 133,463,800 (2021)[1] |
Website | NJ Transit |
New Jersey Transit is the public transit provider throughout the state of New Jersey in the United States. New Jersey Transit also provides rail and bus service into New York and Philadelphia, as well as light rail service in certain urban areas.
The NJ Transit system is the third largest public transit system in the country, behind that of New York City and Los Angeles, and is the largest statewide system. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the system was carrying nearly 223 million passengers per year. The ridership number was reduced to almost 110 million in the first fiscal year of the pandemic, from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021.[2]
History
The Public Transportation Act of 1979 established New Jersey Transit to act as the statewide transit agency, to "acquire, operate and contract for transportation service in the public interest." New Jersey Transit took over the bus operations of Transport of New Jersey in 1980, and established rail operations in 1983, after freight operator Conrail was prohibited from providing passenger service. In 1984, NJ Transit acquired Mercer Metro, and added its system to its operational portfolio. All three subsidiaries were streamlined following a reorganization of the agency in 1994.
Structure
New Jersey Transit operates 236 bus routes, 10 commuter rail routes and three light rail lines using a fleet of over 2000 transit and cruiser buses, 711 locomotive and rail cars, and 45 light rail vehicles.
Rail lines
The rail lines are:
- Northeast Corridor (Trenton-New York City)
- North Jersey Coast Line (Bay Head-Rahway)
- Atlantic City Line (Atlantic City-Philadelphia)
- Raritan Valley Line (High Bridge-New York City)
- Gladstone Branch (Gladstone-New York City)
- Morristown Line (Hackettstown-New York City via Morristown)
- Montclair-Boonton Line (Hackettstown-New York City via Boonton and Montclair)
- Main Line (Suffern-Hoboken via Clifton)
- Bergen County Line (Suffern-Hoboken via Rutherford)
- Pascack Valley Line (Spring Valley-Hoboken)
Light rail lines
The three light rail routes are:
- Newark Light Rail (ex-Newark City Subway)
- Hudson Bergen Light Rail (North Bergen-Bayonne)
- River LINE (Trenton-Camden)
Bus Garages
Bus service is divided into three operating divisions, each with a number of bus depots and routes assigned. In addition to the buses directly operated by the company, New Jersey Transit also provides buses to operators providing service on NJ Transit routes under contract, as well as private carriers operating their own routes. This brings the total NJ Transit bus fleet to well over 3,000 buses.
Please see the New Jersey Transit Garages and Yards page.
Paratransit Service
New Jersey Transit also contracts out its Access Link service, using wheelchair-accessible minibuses, to a variety of operators including First Transit. It is a point-to-point service that is available during regular service hours, and will pick up or drop off within 3/4 mile of a NJ Transit bus route or light rail station. The vehicles are typically Ford E series chassis with a variety of minibus bodies.
Bus Fleet
Active
Fleet Number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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200-203 | ![]() |
2014 | IC Bus | HC Series Commercial | International MaxxForce DT |
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701-714 | 2006 | Ford/Goshen | E-450/GC II | ||||
1601-1639 | ![]() |
2011-2012 | NABI | 31-LFW | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400 |
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4008-4044 | ![]() |
2015-2016 | MCI | D4500CTH | Cummins ISL9 | Allison H 50 EP hybrid system |
37 buses (Contract No. 13-078) purchased in October 2014.[4] |
5201-5202 | ![]() |
2007 | NABI | 416.15 | Caterpillar C9 | 5201 - ZF 6HP594C
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5203-5431 | ![]() |
2008 | NABI | 416.15 | 5203-5346 - Caterpillar C9
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5203-5345 - ZF 6HP604C
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Suburban configuration with rear door. |
5432-5440 | 2008 | NABI | 416.15 | Cummins ISL | ZF 6HP594C | Suburban configuration with rear door. | |
5441-5450 | ![]() |
2009 | NABI | 416.15 | Cummins ISL | ZF 6HP594C | Suburban configuration with rear door. |
5501 | 2009 | NABI | 416.15 | Cummins ISL | ZF 6HP594C | Transit configuration with rear door. | |
5502-5583 | ![]() |
2010 | NABI | 416.15 | Cummins ISL | ZF 6HP594C | Transit configuration with rear door. |
5584-5630 | ![]() |
2010 | NABI | 416.15 | Cummins ISL | ZF 6HP594C | Transit configuration with rear door. |
5631-5750 | ![]() ![]() |
2010 | NABI | 416.15 | 5631-5644: Cummins ISL
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ZF 6AP1400B | Transit configuration with rear door. |
5751-6000 | ![]() |
2011 | NABI | 416.15 | Cummins ISL9 | ZF 6AP1400B | Transit configuration with rear door. |
6001-6250 | ![]() |
2012 | NABI | 416.15 | Cummins ISL9 | ZF 6AP1400B |
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6251-6325 | ![]() |
2012 | NABI | 416.15 | Cummins ISL9 | ZF 6AP1400B |
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6326-6538 | ![]() ![]() |
2013 | NABI | 416.15 | Cummins ISL9 | ZF 6AP1400B |
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6539-6549 | 2013 | NABI | 416.15 | Cummins ISL9 | ZF 6AP1400B |
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7101-7118 | ![]() |
2008 | MCI | D4500CT | Caterpillar C13 | Allison B500 | Ex-Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2251-2268 |
7121-7187 | ![]() |
2008 | MCI | D4500CL | Caterpillar C13 | Allison B500 | Some of the later coaches of this order, which were restroom equipped, were retired when newer restroom cruisers were acquired in 2018 and 2019. |
7215-7361 | ![]() |
2015 | MCI | D4500CT CNG | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison WB500R Gen V | Base order for 84 buses (Contract No. 13-029), option for 63 more exercised in 2014. |
7401-7418, 7484-7491, 7618-7673, 7686-7755, 7810-8112, 8269-8291, 8613-8626, 8715-8745, 8755-8759, 8971-8990 |
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2002 | MCI | D4000 | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | Allison B500
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7492-7493, 7674-7683, 8554-8555, 8632-8686, 8775-8787, 8836-8889, 8916-8920, 8965-8968 |
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2003 | MCI | D4000 | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | Allison B500 | |
7504-7617, 7756-7801, 8401-8435, 8451-8523, 8563-8612, 8703-8714 |
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2001 | MCI | D4000 | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | Allison B500 | |
8951-8952 | ![]() |
2011 | MCI | D4500CT | Cummins ISL9 | ZF AS Tronic | |
9001-9053 | ![]() |
2006 | MCI | D4500CL | Caterpillar C13 | Allison B500 | |
16001-16003 | 2016 | MCI | D4500CT | Cummins ISX12 | Allison B500 |
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17001-17240 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2017 | MCI | D4500CT | Cummins ISX12
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Allison B500 |
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18001-18129 | ![]() |
2018 | MCI | D4500CT | Cummins ISX12 | Allison B500 |
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19001-19182 | ![]() ![]() |
2019 | MCI | D4500CT | Cummins ISX12
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Allison B500 | Delivery of the third group of 182 buses began in October 2018 and completed in April 2019. |
20001-20183 | 2020 | MCI | D4500CT | Cummins X12 | Allison B500 |
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20801-20910 | ![]() |
2020 | NFI | XD60 | Cummins L9 330HP | Allison B500R |
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21001-21367 | 2021 | MCI | D4500CT | Cummins X12 | Allison B500 |
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22001-22118 | ![]() |
2022 | MCI | D4500CT | Cummins X12 | Allison B500 |
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22901-22908 | 2022 | NFI | XE40 CHARGE NG | Siemens HV 1DB2016 | Siemens ELFA3 |
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Future
Fleet Number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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23001-23172 Tentative |
2023-2024 | MCI | D45 CRT | Cummins X12 | Allison B500 |
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(60 units) | TBD | NFI | XD60 | Cummins L9 | Allison B500R |
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(550 units) | 2020s | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 22-051, for the purchase of 550 40-foot clean diesel transit buses. Proposals were due December 21, 2022; subsequently amended to January 11, 2023, then January 27, 2023, then February 10, 2023, then March 14, 2023, then March 28, 2023. | |
(8 units) | 2023 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | Eight electric buses out of Hilton Garage. | |
(4 units) | 2025 | NFI | XE60 CHARGE NG | Siemens HV 1DB2016 | Siemens ELFA3 | Four electric articulated buses out of Hilton Garage. |
Retired
Former NJDOT Buses
Demonstrator buses
Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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8011 | 1996 | MCI | 102D3 | Cummins M11 | Originally built with Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine. | ||
8050 | 1989 | Flxible | 40096-4D | Detroit Diesel Series 50 | |||
8060 | 1996 | MCI | 102D3 | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | |||
8083 | 1993 | Flxible | 40102-6C | Cummins C8.3 | VIN ND103827 | ||
9000 | 1981 | Volvo | B10ma | Volvo THD-100EK | ZF 4HP590 | Serial No. 20130 | |
9001 | 1981 | Volvo | B10m | Serial No. 20619 | |||
9002 | 1981 | MAN | SG-310-18-2L | MAN D2566 MLUM/US | Renk Doromat 874B 4 speed |
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PA9100 | 1986 | Neoplan | AN460 | To Denver RTD 8001. | |||
D81094 | 2021 | MCI | D45 CRT | Cummins X12 | Allison B500 | Demo 5/12/2021 at Fairview Garage |
Light rail fleet
Active
Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Motors | Line | Notes |
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101-116 | 1999 | Kinki-Sharyo | LRV | GE-Alstom | Newark Light Rail |
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117-118 | 1999 | Kinki-Sharyo | LRV | GE-Alstom | Newark Light Rail |
Ex-Hudson-Bergen Light Rail 2001 and 2019. | |
119-121 | 2004 | Kinki-Sharyo | LRV | GE-Alstom | Newark Light Rail |
Were supposed to be Hudson-Bergen Light Rail 2055-2057; delivery diverted to Newark instead. | |
2009, 2014-2015, 2018, 2020, 2027, 2029-2053 5002-5008, 5010-5013, 5016-5017, 5021-5026, 5028, 5054 |
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1999-2002 | Kinki-Sharyo | LRV | GE-Alstom | Hudson-Bergen Light Rail |
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3501-3520 | ![]() |
2003-04 | Stadler | GTW 2/6 DMU | River Line |
Heavy rail fleet
Active
Locomotives | ||||||
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Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Notes |
1001-1005 | 1966-1967 | MPI | MP20B-3 |
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4000-4032 | ![]() |
2005-2006 | Alstom | PL42AC | To be replaced over the coming years with new ALP-45DP units | |
4100-4101, 4109 | ![]() |
1968 | EMD | GP40PH-2 |
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4119-4120 | ![]() |
1981 | EMD | F40PH-2CAT |
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4200-4219 | 1965-1969 | EMD | GP40PH-2B |
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4500-4534 | ![]() |
2010-2011 | Bombardier | ALP-45DP | Caterpillar 3512C |
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4535-4559 | 2019-2020 | Bombardier | ALP-45DP | Caterpillar 3512C |
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4600-4628 | ![]() |
2001-2002 | Bombardier | ALP-46 | ||
4629-4664 | ![]() |
2010-2011 | Bombardier | ALP-46A |
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Multiple units | ||||||
Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Motor | Notes |
1304-1533 | ![]() |
1977 | General Electric | Arrow III |
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Railcars | ||||||
Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Notes | |
5011-5031 | 1996 | Bombardier | Comet IV |
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5235-5264 | ![]() |
1996 | Bombardier | Comet IV |
Single-level commuter coach cars with lavatory. | |
5300-5396 | ![]() |
1982 | Bombardier | Comet IIM (Comet II) |
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5397-5440 | ![]() |
1987 | Bombardier | Comet IIM (Comet IIB) |
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5441-5458 | ![]() |
1982 | Bombardier | Comet IIM (Comet II) |
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5459 | 1988 | Bombardier | Comet IIM (Comet IIB) |
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5460 | 1982 | Bombardier | Comet IIM (Comet II) |
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5535-5582 | 1996 | Bombardier | Comet IV |
Trailers without lavatory. | ||
6000-6083 | ![]() |
2002-2004 | Alstom | Comet V |
Single-level commuter cab-control cars with lavatory. | |
6200–6213 | 2002-2004 | Alstom | Comet V |
Single-level commuter coach cars with lavatory. | ||
6500–6601 | 2002-2004 | Alstom | Comet V |
Single-level commuter coach cars without lavatory. | ||
7000–7051 | ![]() |
2006-2010 | Bombardier | MultiLevel |
Close-clearance double-decker commuter cab-control cars with lavatory. | |
7052–7061 | 2012-2013 | Bombardier | MultiLevel II |
Close-clearance double-decker commuter cab-control cars with lavatory. | ||
7200–7298 | 2006-2010 | Bombardier | MultiLevel |
Close-clearance double-decker commuter coach cars with lavatory. | ||
7500–7677 | 2006-2010 | Bombardier | MultiLevel |
Close-clearance double-decker commuter coach cars without lavatory. | ||
7678–7767 | 2012-2013 | Bombardier | MultiLevel II |
Close-clearance double-decker commuter coach cars without lavatory. |
On order
Multiple units | ||||||
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Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Motor | Notes |
TBD | 2022 onward | Bombardier | Multilevel III |
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4552-4559 | 2021-2022 | Bombardier | ALP-45DP | Caterpillar 3512C |
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Retired
Locomotives | ||||||
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Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Motor | Notes |
270, 274, 293, 302, 311, 400 | 1977-1985 | EMD | F40PHR |
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417-418, 420, 423-425 | 1949-1952 | EMD | F7A |
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436, 438 | 1952 | EMD | SW9 |
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500-503 | 1970-1972 | EMD | SW1500 |
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958-963, 967, 971-973 | 1975-1976 | GE | E60CH |
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4113-4118, 4121-4129 | 1981 | EMD | F40PH-2CAT |
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4130-4144 | 1966-1967 | EMD | GP40FH-2 |
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4145-4150 | 1967-1971 | EMD | GP40FH-2A |
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4151-4182 | 1970-1973 | GE | U34CH |
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4224, 4233, 4244 | 1947-1949 | EMD | E7A |
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4246, 4248-4249, 4251, 4253, 4256-4258, 4267, 4270, 4272, 4285, 4305 | 1950-1952 | EMD | E8A |
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4258 (2nd), 4272 (2nd), 4327 (2nd) | 1950-1953 | EMD | E8A |
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4300-4303 | 1965-1968 | EMD | GP40FH-2 |
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4320-4328 | 1953 | EMD | E8A |
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4330-4335 | 1951-1953 | EMD | E8A |
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4400-4414 | 1989 | ABB | ALP-44O | Retired in 2011. | ||
4415-4419 | 1995 | ABB | ALP-44E | Retired in 2012. | ||
4420-4431 | 1996 | ABB | ALP-44M |
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4800-4803 | 1993 | GE | P40DC | |||
4872-4884 | 1939 | GE | GG1 |
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5681, 5902, 5904-5908, 5910 | 1952 | GE | GP7 |
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7000, 7007, 7010, 7016 | 1955 | GE | GP9 |
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Multiple units | ||||||
Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Motor | Notes |
100-134 | Renumbered to 500-533, then 5155-5169, 5220-5234. |
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1234–1303 | 1973 | General Electric | Arrow II |
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3200-3249 | 1925 | Pullman | Unpowered low roof trailer |
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3400-3414 | 1917-1925 | 3400-3404: Bethlehem Steel 3405-3414: Pullman |
3400-3404: Unpowered high roof trailer combine 3405-3414: Unpowered low roof trailer combine |
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3440-3441 | 1917-1925 | Bethlehem Steel Pullman |
Unpowered mail combine |
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3450-3454 | 1912 | Barney and Smith Car Company | Unpowered club car |
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3455 | 1917 | Pullman | Unpowered club car |
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3500-3640 | 1929-1930 | Pullman | EMU |
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4300-4367 | 1917-1920 | Pullman | Unpowered high roof trailer |
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5180-5184 | 1950 | Budd | RDC1 |
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5185-5189 | 1951 | Budd | RDC1 |
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5190-5192 | 1953 | Budd | RDC1 |
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5193-5195 | 1956-1957 | Budd | RDC1 |
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5196-5199 | 1950 | Budd | RDC1 |
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Railcars | ||||||
Fleet number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Notes | |
1600-1609 | 1971 | Pullman | Comet I |
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1700-1760 | 1971 | Pullman | Comet I |
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5000-5008, 5009-5010 | 1991 | Bombardier | Comet III |
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5100-5134 | 1971-1973 | Pullman | Comet I |
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5155-5169 | 1968 | St. Louis Car Company | Arrow I (Comet IB) |
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5200-5205 | 1991 | Bombardier | Comet III |
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5220-5234 | 1968 | St. Louis Car Company | Arrow I (Comet IB) |
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5500-5534 | 1991 | Bombardier | Comet III |
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5707-5751 | 1971 | Pullman | Comet I |
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External links
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Facts at a Glance, njtransit.com, dated May 2022; retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ↑ Purchase of Low Floor Buses Marks First for NJ Transit, njtransit.com, retrieved on 2011-05-11
- ↑ NJ Transit Board Meeting. 08 October 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Flyer Announces that the Suspension of the MCI Commuter Coach Contract with New Jersey Transit has been Lifted. Press release. 24 October 2016. New Flyer. Retrieved on 03 January 2017.
- ↑ NJ TRANSIT BOARD APPROVES PURCHASE OF 85 ARTICULATED BUSES. Press release.
- ↑ https://www.nj.com/news/2022/12/delivery-of-nj-transits-next-7-electric-buses-delayed-again.html
- ↑ NFI receives new order from NJ TRANSIT for eight zero-emission Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ buses with options to purchase up to 75 more, New Flyer industries press release dated February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ↑ NJ Transit Board Agenda for April 14, 2021, Page 13
- ↑ Procurement Calendar, retrieved 2022/07/02.
- ↑ https://www.nj.com/news/2022/11/nj-transit-spends-142m-to-buy-the-last-replacements-for-buses-that-predated-the-iphone.html
- ↑ Board Agenda, New Jersey Transit, 2022-12-14.
- ↑ Fire engulfs several NJ Transit buses in North Bergen
- ↑ Multiple NJ TRANSIT buses catch fire in North Bergen
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20111101212226/http://www.davemackey.com/njt/roster6000acq.html
- ↑ ignLine USA lands N.J. Transit deal, bizjournals.com, retrieved on 2011-07-15
- ↑ Fire engulfs several NJ Transit buses in North Bergen
- ↑ Multiple NJ TRANSIT buses catch fire in North Bergen
- ↑ NJ TRANSIT TO PURCHASE EIGHT ADDITIONAL DUAL-POWERED LOCOMOTIVES, njtransit.com, retrieved on 2020-07-16
- ↑ Higgs, Larry, "NJ Transit junked its equipment sooner than it planned. Now it has to settle up with the feds." nj,com, published October 4, 2021, retrieved October 6, 2021.
- NJ Transit Bus Fan Page - Roster retrieved on 2009-12-21.