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NJ Transit operates a rail network of 11 rail lines, 161 stations and 954 miles as of the 2003 fiscal year (June 30, 2003):
Often the lines, they can be grouped into two distinct divisons: The Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast and Raritan Valley lines fall into the Newark Divsion, operating out of Penn Station in Newark.
The other lines (except Atlantic City) are in the Hoboken division, operating out of the terminal in Hoboken. These are former Erie Lackawanna Railroad lines.
1 Rolling Stock
Locomotives
Diesel:
- GP40PH-2 no. 4100-4112 built by General Motors, 1968, rebuilt by Conrail 1991
- GP40FH-2no. 4130-4144 built by GM/EMD, 1965-70, rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen with F45 cowls 1987-90
- GP40PH-2A no. 4146-4150 built by GM/EMD 1967-71, rebuilt by Conrail 1993
- GP40PH-2B no. 4200-4219 built by GM/EMD 1965-69, rebuilt by Conrail 1993-97
- F40PH-2 no 4113-4129 built by GM/EMD 1981, rebuilt by Conrail 1997-98
- GP40FH-2 no. 4184-4189 built by GM/EMD 1966-69, rebuilt by MK with F45 cowls 1988-90 (owned by Metro North Railroad)
- GP40PH-2 no. 4190 built by GM/EMD 1969, rebuilt by Conrail 1992. Owned by Metro-North
- F40PH-2 no. 4191-4192 built 1981, rebuilt by Norfolk Southern 1999. Owned by Metro-North
SW-1500 500-503 built 1970-72 and GP40-2 4300-4303 built 1965-68 used in non-revenue service.
- All diesel units have 105 mph top speed. GP40/F40 units have 3000 horsepower.
Electric:
- ALP44 no. 4400-4414 built 1990 by Asea Brown Boveri, ( Sweden) 125 mph top speed, 7000 horsepower.
- ALP44 no. 4415-4419 built 1995 by ABB Sweden, 125 mph top speed, 7000 HP
- ALP44M no. 4420-4431 built 1996 by ABB Sweden, 125 mph top speed, 7000 HP, microproccessor equipped
- ALP46 no. 4600-4628 built 2001-2002 by Adtranz ( Bombardier), ( Basel), 7100 HP
Coaches
Comet I
- 1600-1609
- 1700-1760
- 5100-5134 (Cab)
- 5707-5751
- These cars were built as the first push-pull cars for the Erie Lackawanna's Hoboken diesel lines. They date from circa 1970 (trailers 5707-5751 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led) and have been in daily service for 34 years (2004). They have 3-2 seating arrangements. 1600-1609 and 1700-1760 have "low doors" and therefore are not Handicap-accessible. These cars were rebuilt in 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train by Bombardier in Barre, Vermont and given high-level Handicap-accessibilty on the cab cars (5100-5134). 1600-1609 were formerly snack bar cars.
They can be found on the Main, Bergen County, Pascack Valley and Montclair-Boonton lines.
Comet II
- These cars were just rebuilt between 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep and 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom by AAI Corp. in Maryland. They were originally built by Bombardier 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du- 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra as both cab cars and trailer coaches. All cab cars have been "decabbed" and are now trailer coaches. The rebuilt fleet is now called Comet IIM. They can be found on all rail lines.
Comet III
- 5000-5008 (Cab)
- 5500-5534
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Comet IV
- 5011-5031 (Cab)
- 5235-5264
- 5535-5582
- First delivered in the fall of 1996, the Comet IV was purchased especially for the "MiDTOWN Direct" service on the Morristown line. These cars are the first NJ Transit cars with automatic climate control, global positioning systems and digital displays.
Comet V
- 6000- (Cab)
- 6200-6218
- 6500-
- These are the latest NJ Transit passenger cars, with delivery beginning in fall 2002 and still underway. The cars are being built by Alstom with car bodies built in France. These will replace some if not most the 1970-vintage Comet I cars. They can be found throughout the system.
Electric MU Cars
Arrow III
- 1304-1333 (singles)
- 1334-1533 (pairs)
- Built in 1977- 1978 by the Budd Company and GE. These cars can seat 117/car (113 with toliet) and have a top speed of 100 mph. They operate on electrified routes including the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch.
Passenger Car Interiors
- Passenger cars on New Jersey Transit typically have tan or brown seats that can be flipped over so a passenger can ride backward or forwards, linoleum floors, luggage racks, white walls, and fake wood decor. In the early 1990s, interiors with orange and yellow seats and blue and green seats were not uncommon, but the tan/brown version now dominates. Newer pre-Comet V cars have pastel colors (pinkish and white walls, grey-blue bench seats), and the Comet V coaches themselves have dark red seats with notches, along with very large windows. (Those windows are much bigger than the ones on Amtrak's Amfleet cars.)
