Viewliner
Engineer
I'd like to know which commuter agency everyone thinks has the best overall operations?
I think NJ Transit had done a wonderful job in its 20(+) years of rail operations, Light Rail, and Bus Operations. Maybe not the best, but a very good operation overall. It took a disorganized, decrepid commuter system and modernized and improved it and is continuing to do so. Its bus system is superior to the ones in the NJ area. Thats especially true when compared to Community Coach (Which runs from my home town to New York), which hardly runs on-time, has a very rude dispatcher in NY who scolds anyone who asks the same question twice, and deliberately delays the busses in hopes of filling them to (or above) capacity. I wish NJ Transit ran busses to New York instead from my town. Its building on its light rail system which got new equipment and accesiblity improvements. It does have connections throughout the system for all three.
On the rail system itself, its began filling in the gaps, with the Secaucus transfer (under construction) to connect with all but 1 line, to offer more transfers to/from New York and reduce travel time. It has service to Newark International Airport. And in 2006 will take over the Clocker Operations and will offer direct service (on NJT) to philly, where one could connect to the Atlantic City Rail line and travel to Atlantic City.
I think NJ Transit had done a wonderful job in its 20(+) years of rail operations, Light Rail, and Bus Operations. Maybe not the best, but a very good operation overall. It took a disorganized, decrepid commuter system and modernized and improved it and is continuing to do so. Its bus system is superior to the ones in the NJ area. Thats especially true when compared to Community Coach (Which runs from my home town to New York), which hardly runs on-time, has a very rude dispatcher in NY who scolds anyone who asks the same question twice, and deliberately delays the busses in hopes of filling them to (or above) capacity. I wish NJ Transit ran busses to New York instead from my town. Its building on its light rail system which got new equipment and accesiblity improvements. It does have connections throughout the system for all three.
On the rail system itself, its began filling in the gaps, with the Secaucus transfer (under construction) to connect with all but 1 line, to offer more transfers to/from New York and reduce travel time. It has service to Newark International Airport. And in 2006 will take over the Clocker Operations and will offer direct service (on NJT) to philly, where one could connect to the Atlantic City Rail line and travel to Atlantic City.