r/NJTransit

For most of my life I’ve wanted to be a conductor for NJ Transit. Don’t laugh, the job just makes sense in my brain, good benefits and pay, they spell the job out for you. It’s literally just, “Are you not a moron and don’t do drugs?” Applied in the paper days, went nowhere. Applied over Covid and took the tests online but failed. Last year I applied again, took the tests in person and passed, passed all my interviews, I was on my way to a new life. Then I’m filling out the background check and volunteer my less than immaculate driving record. They call me on the phone minutes after clicking Send and withdrew my application. Saying my driving record needs to be clean for 10 years (And it’s only been clean for 7 -___- ). I really can’t sit around waiting to apply to be a conductor again. I need to make a plan for now. What jobs in NJT are there where anybody can apply and if you got what it takes then they take you? Similar to conductor or the locomotive engineering programs, but I guess not directly controlling the trains, as FRA policies state.

Bought tickets ahead of time during a recent trip to New York. Never ended up needing to use them. I have two paid for tickets from Penn Station in NYC to Newark if anyone wants them! Contact me via DM and I’ll transfer them to you.

Was sitting in quiet car on NJCL during early morning ride in last week. Guy gets on his phone starts jabbering away…at one point says “expect motherhood to be a lifetime of disappointment.” I get up and very politely and mildly remind him he’s sitting in a quiet car, and return to my seat two rows back across the aisle, and he stands up and yells “I’m arranging a funeral!” At 615 AM.

Arrived at Secaucus earlier this week with a plan to Uber from the station to Essex St., because the trains to Essex St. are so random, for some reason. I happened upon the Taxi area at Secaucus, and there was a car with one of those "Taxi" signs on the top. I had ordered an Uber, but it was going to be over a 10min wait, so I walked over to the "Taxi" car. Driver was smoking, but immediately asked me if I needed a ride. I said yes and got in. Told him my destination and he said $60. I said: Uber quoted me $30. I hesitated, still wondering whether I should just wait for the Uber and risk being late for my medical appointment. Guy kept haggling, eventually getting down to $45, rushing me and saying: "I just wanna get going." I eventually, reluctantly, said fine because I was risking running late. I canceled the Uber.

Drive was fine, and the guy, true to his word, charged me $45 (plus tip). But I have no idea how he came up with that quote, or what app he used to charge my card (I'll have to go check my transaction records, I suppose). Super sketchy--didn't seem like he was registered with any actual cab company and like he was making up the numbers.

So, who is this guy? Some rando civilian who's posing as a taxi driver and who fleeces unsuspecting passengers out of double what they would pay for an Uber? Super bizarre experience. Usually with yellow cabs in Manhattan, the fare is identical to Uber's (I think Uber and yellow cab have synced up) and is totaled based on your mileage.

I’m going to the Ed Sheeran concert at MetLife on September 5th, and I’m thinking of taking the train from Penn Station, NY to Meadowlands. I’ve read about the transfer at Secaucus Junction, but I haven’t figured out how to purchase the tickets.

If I use the NJ Transit app and enter the route, the app lets me purchase regular tickets for that trip. However, I’m not sure whether those tickets will be valid, because I read somewhere that there will be special tickets for the event.

Can someone explain this for sure?

I used to board a 6:47 am train (I think train 3920 — where did train 3920 disappear?) from Princeton Junction (before FIFA days) — and then there’d be another around 7:01 am.

But now there is a train @ 6:30ish and another at 7:07 am.

Why did this change in schedules happen again — I thought there were some changes due to the world cup but should be reserved now, no?

Edit: weekday trains

I was in a rush this AM and used to other stations that use Nexpass tying my parking receipt to the license plate of my car. As I got on the train, I realized I left the receipt in the car in a place that a ticketing agent wouldn’t be able to easily when scanning the lot.

It’s Saturday today, I’m picking up my car on Monday morning. I paid for three days of parking. What is the likelihood I get ticketed, booted, or towed?

Getting on the 192X this morning, the driver didn’t look after two other passengers boarded, shut the door on my arm as I was reaching for the railing and started to drive off. Thankfully, he only made it a few inches before noticing me and several other passengers screaming for him to stop. These buses clearly don’t have an anti-pinch feature either, that door was nearly locked.

He grumbled something about “needing to pay attention” but mostly just looked like he saw a ghost. This kind of stuff is gonna get someone killed, I’m glad it wasn’t me.

Same thing, same excuse, all over again.

At some point will NJT just come clean and no longer claim to be running this route? Is there a precedent for that?

... Which one of you doesn't know how to flush a toilet? Please pick one way to disappoint an entire train car full of people and at least press a button so the next person doesn't have to. Don't decide to have "funsies" on the train and leave the remains of your meal for someone else to find. Try to at least pretend to have a molecule of a modicum of decency. Thank you.

Greetings!

I have an appointment in NYC on Friday morning and was wondering how realistic it is to find parking in the morning in North Bergen Park and Ride. I've only used it to go into the city on weekends and the evenings, so I have no experience with the morning rush.

What time should one arrive to realistically be able to find a spot?

Guys - don't travel much on NJT and on-time performance data didn't show me specific trains. Is the 802am MNE 6613 out of Penn towards Dover typically on time and if not, what is the usual delay? What would a good backup me - maybe take train to Summit and uber from there? Thanks