NJ Transit receives $83M federal grant for station modernization amid frequent delays

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NJ Transit receives $83M federal grant for station modernization amid frequent delays
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NJ Transit is getting an $83 million grant to improve the historic Brick Church Station in East Orange, New Jersey, as the agency faces questions about frequent delays on the rail system.

Anthony JohnsonAnthony Johnson reports on a new federal grant aimed at giving a New Jersey train station a much-needed facelift.NJ Transit is getting an $83 million grant to improve the historic Brick Church Station in East Orange, New Jersey.out of Penn Station at the height of the evening rush hour .Last Tuesday a train got stuck in the tunnel, Wednesday wires were down on the tracks and then there were signal problems on Thursday.

New York Penn Station looked more like a sardine can as commuters packed the terminal waiting to get home. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy sent a harshly-worded letter to Amtrak officials expressing his displeasure. Officials from NJ Transit are meeting with Amtrak leadership to come up with some solutions.

NJ Transit and Amtrak have a good relationship, but commuters have suffered and NJ Transit says a modernization program is needed to replace old wires and signals. The wires and signals belong to Amtrak, but commuters are less concerned about who owns the system, they just want to see it repaired.

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