Great new feature coming to NJ Transit buses

NJ Transit bus operations is rolling out a new real time bus tracking feature which will allow commuters to know where there bus is real time. Should be a great new feature for commuters.

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Where's my bus? Smart phone program will give real-time routes to NJ Transit riders

Travelers at the airport get a screen that lets them know when their plane is expected to arrive.

Passengers at the rail terminal get a schedule board to see when the next train will pull into the station.

Riders at the bus stop get uncertainty.

"You’re standing here thinking, has the bus come and gone? Is it 25 minutes late, or did I just miss it?" Ellen McKinley said as she waited for the next bus at Princeton Shopping Center. "Once in a while, they come 2 or 3 minutes early. Whenever I’m late, they come 2 or 3 minutes early."

Beginning Thursday, the guessing game will end for bus riders — by far the largest segment of New Jersey’s mass transit ridership.

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NJ Transit getting real time bus information

Good news for NJ Transit bus commuters, NJ Transit plans to soon roll out systemwide a realtime bus location reporting service for bus commuters.

Hopefully this will resolve the question of "where is my bus."

We are not aware of Suburban Transit planning to implement a similar system on their routes.

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South Ferry subway stop flooding and severe damage

One of many articles regarding severe problems in one of the MTA's very newest subway stations that was rebuilt post-9/11 at great expense.

As they describe it in the article, the South Ferry subway stop has now become a $600 million fish tank.

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