Portal North Bridge opens for NJ Transit riders, restoring regular routes and service

New Jersey's new Portal North Bridge opened for NJ Transit on Monday, marking a milestone for commuters after weeks of disruptions.

NJ Transit service limited between Newark Penn Station and N.Y. due to Portal Bridge wire issue

NJ Transit rail service was disrupted Friday morning in both directions between Newark Penn Station and Penn Station in New York due to Amtrak overhead wire issues at the old Portal Bridge. After suspending service earlier in the morning,
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Regular NJ Transit rail schedules resume with new Portal North Bridge open

The return of normal weekday service follows the completion of the first phase of a "cutover" replacement project for the old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River.
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Ceremonial train is first to cross New Jersey’s Portal North Bridge (with video)

The Portal North Bridge has carried its first passenger train. Marking the progress and near-completion of the cutover of one track on the new bridge over the Hackensack River, NJ Transit and Amtrak today (March 12) operated a ceremonial first train across the 2.

NJ Transit trains resumes normal weekday service: New Portal Bridge opens

Morning commutes returned to normal on Monday for thousands of New Jersey Transit riders. Regular weekday schedules are back in effect now that crews have finished phase one of
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New Jersey Transit engineers, trainmen strike, stranding potentially 350,000 commuters

New Jersey Transit train engineers went on strike just after midnight, walking off the job and leaving hundreds of thousands of daily riders in the lurch for Friday's commutes and beyond. NJ Transit said that all rail service had been suspended "due to a ...