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[edit] Expansion request - privatization

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Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (January 2007)

List of privatizations includes New Jersey Transit, but there's not a good explanation in the article about public/private ownership issues or history. -- Beland 21:16, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infoboxes!

Hello all, I wanted to add a public transit infobox to this page but realized that this is kind of hard to do! The infobox template is {{Template:Infobox Public transit}}. However, I'm not sure what figures to use for some of the parameters, such as system length, lines, and number of stations. For example, would bus routes be included in number of lines? Help me out, or put it up on the main page as you wish. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lensovet (talk • contribs)

This article already uses {{Infobox SG rail}}, so another one probably isn't needed. Chuck(contrib) 04:16, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Actually, I now notice there is already two infoboxes. Some of the information seems duplicated. Is there anyway to put it all in one box? Chuck(contrib) 04:21, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Not really, because SG rail is a railroad-only box, and Public Transit is public transit only. We could make our own table, but without any templates. lensovet 02:49, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
I made an infobox, Infobox NJT. I put it in some articles. Geoking66 23:59, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NJ Transit station articles - templates to use

I would like to point everyone's attention to a template I created specifically for use on NJT rail station articles. The template is {{NJT rail line}} and its purpose is to replace the currently-used {{rail line}}. Please see the template talk for detailed instructions on how to use it; it is a LOT simpler than the current {{rail line}} and eliminates the need for piped links. Here's a sample edit which shows the changes necessary to make when doing the conversion. Thanks! lensovet 20:29, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Station name links

Hello, we now have a new template for linking to stations, {{njt-sta}}! It means that now there is absolutely no need to type piped links into station articles! Check out its talk page for instructions. lensovet 22:53, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Route map

The route map was deleted by FairUseBot, but I highly doubt that there is any copyright issue warranting deletion. It's a widely distributed, publicly available map of the rail system made for public use by NJT for pete's sake. Wl219 00:55, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

It would seem worthy of restoration if there were no justification by FairUseBot. Dogru144 20:49, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
It's unlikely that the official map is freely licensed. --NE2 17:50, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Route of NYC-Atlantic City Train

Can anyone provide information as to what exact path the train will take? Historical maps show a north-south interior route that runs from the vicinity of Red Bank in eastern Monmouth County to Winslow Junction northwest of Hammontown. Dogru144 20:49, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] no intermediate stations between NYC and Atlantic City

It seems hasty to have this route make no intermediate stops for NJ residents. Sensible locales for this would be Newark and Perth Amboy. Dogru144 20:49, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

The proposed service will operate via the Northeast Corridor line to Frankford Junction, then cross the Delair Bridge into Pennsauken (Camden County), where it will join the existing NJ Transit Atlantic City Rail Line. This is according to the Cherry Hill (NJ) Courier-Post in it's Friday, 15 December 2006 editions. Ctrabs74 18:10, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
Correct, perth amboy isn't anywhere near this route. my guess would be secuacus, newark penn, maybe trenton, and that's it. otherwise this service is going to be too slow anyway. —lensovet–talk – 20:42, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Local programs

Under the terms of Wikipedia challenging, I have deleted this section from the article. Please add it back only after sourcing it. --AEMoreira042281 19:48, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Broken link

"^ NJ TRANSIT BOARD APPROVES NEW YORK – ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESS RAIL SERVICE" (footnote 6) appears broken and probably should be removed. 66.234.220.195 (talk) 03:54, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Map requested?

I'm curious why there was a map requested. There is already a map on New Jersey Transit rail operations. Or is this for the bus routes? Thanks. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 23:28, 12 May 2008 (UTC)