As part of its 40th anniversary celebration of NJ TRANSIT Rail Operations, NJ TRANSIT honored the “Forty Year Club,” which consists of 28 employees who have been with the railroad or its corporate predecessors since the initiation of Rail Operations service in 1983. At September 14’s Board of Directors meeting, a proclamation was presented to this distinguished group by NJDOT Commissioner and NJ TRANSIT Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin S. Corbett and Senior Vice President and General Manager of Rail Operations James A. Sincaglia.
“Congratulations to these longtime dedicated NJ TRANSIT employees who are essential to the successful operation of our rail service,” said New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner and NJ TRANSIT Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti. “We applaud their decades of public service to the people of New Jersey.”
“Today, we recognize employees who have been instrumental to the success of NJ TRANSIT’s rail operations over the past 40 years,” said NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin S. Corbett. “Their long-term commitment and dedication has been a cornerstone of our work to provide safe and reliable rail service to our customers.”
In addition to this recognition, as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations, NJ TRANSIT has partnered with The United Railroad Historical Society of NJ to operate a special excursion train entitled the “40th Anniversary Express.” On Saturday, September 30, the train will depart New York and Newark Penn Stations in the morning and will conclude at Hoboken Terminal in the late afternoon. Customers who previously purchased a ticket will travel down memory lane on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Lines in a special train with historic and conventional equipment, recreate the “South Amboy engine change,” and ride the Bay Head loop track in a unique railroad experience. Tickets for this one-of-a-kind event have sold out, but photographers are welcome to (safely) snap pictures along the route.
There’s still another chance to take part on railroad history. On Sunday, October 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., all members of the public are invited to historic Hoboken Terminal to see and photograph a special display of NJ TRANSIT’s heritage decorated locomotives. This event is free and open to the general public.
-via Press Release