Flushing the toilet is a good first step to getting NJT cleaned up. But, what the system really needs is significant, stable funding. That's Phil Murphy's job, so he should be judged by his ability to secure funding, not firing a few political hacks. Everything else follows adequate funding: fair wages, state of good repair, better customer service through technology enhancements and capital improvements. What's that price tag ... $80 billion?
About 8 percent of engines and other power equipment on the nation’s second-biggest commuter railroad have been outfitted since late last year with so-called positive train control. They were expected to return to service after about a week of software tests, but none have. Instead, technicians have been struggling to make the new electronics work with old systems, according to two people who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to discuss operations.
