Gwinnett County Transit bus hijacked: What we know | FOX 5 News
One person is dead and another arrested after a man hijacks a bus, shoots a passenger, and forces the bus driver to ram through … source
NJ Transit delays enrage commuters as fare hike set to take hold— ‘Nothing is being done about it’
Every day, radio producer Brandon Tagoe takes an early morning train from Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Penn Station in Manhattan. The short ride would be more than enough time to get to his “dream job” in New York City by 5:15 a.m. But Tagoe, 28, said a string of recent glitches and delays at NJ […]
NJ Transit, Amtrak warns of more delays, cancellations after downed power lines cause commuter chaos
New Jersey Transit and Amtrak warned commuters during the Thursday morning rush hour of cancellations and delays after a fallen power line left thousands stranded on the tracks. “As a result of last night’s service interruption due to Amtrak’s overhead line problems, customers should be aware that train delays and cancellations may occur today due […]
NYC Transit chief Richard Davey leaving for MassPort: report
Please give me a return ticket! New York City Transit Authority President Richard Davey is reportedly fleeing the Big Apple after less than two years at the top, with sources saying he was “frustrated,” according to the Post. Told. Davey, who served as Massachusetts transportation secretary from 2011 to 2014, plans to return to the […]
Longtime Broadway stage manager Thomas J. Gates fatally hit by NJ Transit train: ‘We are devastated ‘
A beloved Broadway stage director was killed Wednesday morning when he was struck by a New Jersey Transit train bound for New York during rush hour. Thomas J. Gates, the production director of the Tony Award-nominated musical “Illinois,” died at 9:12 a.m. near the South Orange, New Jersey, train station, according to reports. northjersey.com. He […]
NJ Transit Police officers perform CPR on choking child, 3, on bus
Dramatic body camera footage shows how quick-thinking New Jersey Transit Police officers saved the life of a 3-year-old boy who was nearly turning blue from suffocation earlier this month. Traffic officers at the Trenton station heard cries for help coming from a private bus around 9:45 p.m. on April 16. “Baby, baby, baby!” one person […]
JK Rowling defends pediatrician told to avoid public transit amid gender study controversy: ‘Follow the money’
“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has banned public transportation after backlash for her role in a major study that revealed a lack of evidence supporting the effectiveness of gender care for minors. Defended a prominent British pediatrician who was reportedly unable to move around the institution. “‘Follow the money’ may be a conspiracy theorist’s cliché, […]
Rhode Island transit chief resigns after he’s accused in a hit-and-run at a McDonald’s drive-thru
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Scott Avedisian, CEO of the Rhode Island Transit Authority, was arrested Thursday by Dan McKee, just two weeks after he was charged in a hit-and-run at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Warwick. He submitted his resignation to the governor. The announcement came on the same day the RIPTA board met behind closed […]
Critics savagely mock ‘bystander intervention cards’ from Bay Area transit system to be handed out amid harassment situations
Critics have relentlessly derided the “bystander intervention card” that Northern California’s Bay Area Rapid Transit System promotes for use in harassment situations. Friday BART Posted X’s instructions about cards: “You can ask a station agent for BART’s free Bystander Intervention Card, which you can use if you experience or witness harassment at a station or […]
3 stabbing attacks in and around NYC subway in one day as transit crime concerns soar
Three people were stabbed in separate attacks in and around a Big Apple subway station on Monday, as a Post report revealed how violent traffic crime has become. In one attack, a female assailant stabbed another woman in the back with a knife with an “unknown object” around 11:40 a.m. near the turnstiles at the […]