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NJT Car Identification chart

NJ TRANSIT Current Passenger Car Roster

NUMBER	MODEL	Center Doors	High /Low /Both Platforms	Flip Seats	NOTES
100-133	Arrow I	Y	L	N	Rebuilt as Comet IB
1200-1233	Arrow I renumbered	Y	L	N	Rebuilt as Comet IB
1234-1303	Arrow II	N	BOTH	Y	Retired
1304-1333 ALL	Arrow III	Y	BOTH	Y	Single Cars
1334-1532 EVEN	Arrow III	Y	BOTH	Y	Multiple Unit, A car
1335-1533 ODD	Arrow III	Y	BOTH	Y	Multiple Unit, B car
1600-1609	Comet I Trailer	N	LOW	N	Seats 125, bathroom, 1607 scrapped
1700-1760	Comet I Trailer	N	LOW	N	Seats 131, no bathroom
5000-5008	Comet III Cab	Y	BOTH	Y	Seats 103, bathroom
5009-5010	Comet III Cab	Y	BOTH	Y	Seats 103, bathroom, built for MTA as 5179-5180, sold to NJT 1998
5011-5031	Comet IV Cab	Y	BOTH	Y	Seats 104, bathroom. 5030 built for MTA as 5009, sold to NJT 1998
5100-5134	Comet I Cab	N	LOW	N	Seats 115, bathroom. 5102, 5112, 5122 Scrapped.
5155-5169	Comet IB Cab	N	BOTH	N	Seats 115, bathroom
5200-5205	Comet III Trailer	Y	BOTH	Y	Seats 109, bathroom
5220-5234	Comet IB Trailer	N	BOTH	N	Seats 121, bathroom
5235-5269	Comet IV Trailer	N	BOTH	Y	Seats 107, bathroom
5300-5396	Rebuilt Comet II Trailer	N	BOTH	Y
5397-5403	Rebuilt Comet IIB Trailer	N	BOTH	Y
5404-5415	Rebuilt Comet II Trailer	N	BOTH	Y
5416-5440	Rebuilt Comet IIB Trailer	N	BOTH	Y
5441-5459	Rebuilt Comet II Trailer	N	BOTH	Y
5460	Rebuilt Comet IIB Club Car	?	?	?
5500-5534	Comet III Trailer	Y	BOTH	Y	Seats 118, no bathroom
5535-5582	Comet IV Trailer	Y	BOTH	Y	Seats 113, no bathroom
5707-5751	Comet I Trailer	N	BOTH	Y	Seats 131, no bathroom
6000-6199	Comet V Cab	Y	BOTH	Y	Seats 109
6200-6299	Comet V Trailer	Y	BOTH	Y	Seats 111, bathroom
6500-6699	Comet V Trailer	Y		Y	Seats 117, no bathroom
6700-6714	Comet V Cab	Y		Y	Seats 109, owned by MTA
6750-6754	Comet V Trailer	Y		Y	Seats 111, bathroom, owned by MTA
6755-6799	Comet V Trailer			Y	Seats 117, no bathroom, owned by MTA
?	Bi Level	?		?	?

All COMET II & COMET IIB Trailers and Comet II Cab Cars have been overhauled and rebuilt into Comet III/IV compatible trailers..

NJ TRANSIT Comet IV Cab Car 5009 renumbered 5030 to make room for Metro-North Comet IV Cab 5009.

Cars 1600-1609, 1700-1760, 5100-5134, 5707-5751 built by Pullman Standard in 1971-1973 for NJ Department of Transportation for use on Erie Lackawanna lines. Cars 1600-1609 are former Snack Bar Cars.Cars 1600-1609 and Cars 1700-1760 are equipped with Low-Level Platform Only doors.

5100-5134, 5707-5751 rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen in mid-80s

Cars 5220 and 5221 have 122 seats.

NJT Comet II rebuilt and Comet IV Comet V Cars feature Microprocessor Controls with enhanced diagnostics, Epic Braking System, Digitized Voice and Visual Annunciation System utilizing a Global Positioning Satellite System for Station Arrival Information.

MTA Cars are owned by MTA Metro-North Railroad and are operated by NJ TRANSIT in pool service on all NJT lines. Cars are painted for MTA or Metro-North Commuter Railroad. Comet V Cars are dedicated to Metro North West of Hudson Service.

MTA Cars are owned by MTA Metro-North Railroad and are operated by NJ TRANSIT in pool.

MTA Comet I will be rebuilt by Metro North for East of Hudson Service on portions of Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines

Cars 5155-5169, 5220-5234 were built from former Arrow I MUs.

MTA Comet V cars were built to NJT specs

Arrow III MUs can be intermixed with Arrow II singles

Upon full delivery of Bi-Levels, all Comet I and IB cars are slated for retirement

Renovation planned for Comet III and Comet IV Cars (SOURCE: NJT web site)

Roster by Michael Steinberg
Thanks to : NJ TRANSIT, Jason DeCesare, Norbert G. Hornstein, Pat Lederer, Randy Glucksman, Jeff Lubchansky, Bob Frable, David Pirmann
Last Update : 5/2006 by 5/2006 subway-buff

Statistics (supplied by NJ Transit)

Longest distance between stations = Jersey Avenue to Princeton Junction, 14.0 miles

Shortest distance between stations = Mountain Avenue to Upper Montclair, 0.4 miles

Longest trip without a change of trains = Port Jervis to Hoboken, about 95 miles

Longest trip with change of train = Bay Head to Port Jervis, about 64+95 =159 miles

Deepest station-Heavy Rail = Penn Station New York (underground). (Light Rail is Bergenline Avenue on the HBLR)

Highest station-Heavy Rail = don’t know-- Would have to be one of the farther northern or western points , Probably along the Raritan Valley, M&E, Montclair-Boonton or Port Jervis Lines.

Shortest line = Princeton Branch (Dinky), 2.7 miles

Longest line = Port Jervis Line, about 95 miles from Hoboken

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Statistics (supplied by NJ Transit)

Longest distance between stations = Jersey Avenue to Princeton Junction, 14.0 miles

Shortest distance between stations = Mountain Avenue to Upper Montclair, 0.4 miles

Longest trip without a change of trains = Port Jervis to Hoboken, about 95 miles

Longest trip with change of train = Bay Head to Port Jervis, about 64+95 =159 miles

Deepest station-Heavy Rail = Penn Station New York (underground). (Light Rail is Bergenline Avenue on the HBLR)

Highest station-Heavy Rail = don’t know-- Would have to be one of the farther northern or western points , Probably along the Raritan Valley, M&E, Montclair-Boonton or Port Jervis Lines.

fiscal Year 2005

(July 1, 2004 thru June 30, 2005)

NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing bus, rail and light rail services of over 800,000 daily trips on 238 bus routes, 11 commuter rail lines, and 3 light rail lines. NJ TRANSIT links major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia, serving 162 rail stations, 52 light rail stations and 20,000 bus stops.

Ridership

Annual Passenger Trips 232.1 million

Ridership

Annual Passenger Trips 232.1 million

Total Annual Trips

Bus 153,448, 300

Rail 64,933, 600

Light Rail 13,701,800

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail 6,388,600

Newark City Subway 5,294,500

River LINE 2,018,700

Average Weekday Passenger Trips 800,900

Avg. Avg. Avg.

Weekday Saturday Sunday

Trips Trips Trips

Bus 518,950 268,850 167,300

Rail 236,900 79,700 62,400

Light Rail 45,050 24,700 18,000

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail…...21,050………..10,600 8,650

Newark City Subway 17,900 9,300 5,750

River LINE 6,100 4,800 3,600

Total 800,900 373,250 247,700

Rail Stations with the Highest Boardings

Avg. Weekday Boardings

New York Penn Station 67,768

Newark Penn Station 23,013

Hoboken Terminal 17,308

Princeton Junction 6,706

Metropark Station 6,549

Service and Routes

NJ Municipalities with Service

Bus 407

ail 114

Light Rail 26

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail 4
Newark City Subway 3
River LINE 19

Bus Routes 238

NJ TRANSIT Operated 174

Contracted by NJ TRANSIT 64

Commuter Rail Lines 11

Light Rail Lines 3

Daily Revenue Commuter Train Trips Operated

Avg. Weekday Trips 722

Avg. Saturday Trips 381

Avg. Sunday Trips 382

Daily Revenue Bus Trips Operated

Avg. Weekday Trips 13,104

Avg. Saturday Trips 7,430

Avg. Sunday Trips 4,935

Daily Revenue Light Rail Trips

Avg. Weekday Trips 1,064

Bus Routes 238

NJ TRANSIT Operated 174

Contracted by NJ TRANSIT 64

Commuter Rail Lines 11

Light Rail Lines 3

Daily Revenue Commuter Train Trips Operated

Avg. Weekday Trips 722

Avg. Saturday Trips 381

Avg. Sunday Trips 382

Daily Revenue Bus Trips Operated

Avg. Weekday Trips 13,104

Avg. Saturday Trips 7,430

Avg. Sunday Trips 4,935

Daily Revenue Bus Trips Operated

Avg. Weekday Trips 13,104

Avg. Saturday Trips 7,430

Avg. Sunday Trips 4,935

Daily Revenue Light Rail Trips

Avg. Weekday Trips 1,064

Avg. Saturday Trips 755

Avg. Sunday Trips 655

Prepared by: Department of Strategy, Policy and Analysis Updated: February 16, 2006

For more information, contact NJ TRANSIT (973) 491-7078.

Operations

Directional Route Miles

Bus 3,508

Rail 951

Light Rail 107

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail 27.2
Newark City Subway 9.9
River Line 69.7

Actual Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles*

Bus 66.4 million

Rail 52.9 million

Light Rail 1.6 million

HudsonBergen Light Rail 722,702
Newark City Subway 572,984
River LINE …………………………………………………………..338,901

Annual Passenger Miles*

Bus 884.1 million

Rail 1.8 billion

Light Rail 35.9 million

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail 14.1 million

Newark City Subway 13.1 million
River LINE 8.7 million

Annual Seat Miles*

Bus 3.2 billion

Rail 6.2 billion

Light Rail 111.1 million

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail 49.1 million
Newark City Subway 39.0 million
River LINE 23.0 million

Bus 3.2 billion

Rail 6.2 billion

Light Rail 111.1 million

*Data is from the FY04 NTD Report.

Access Link ADA Paratransit Program

Annual Passenger Trips 537,455

Avg. Weekday Passenger Trips 1,817

Avg. Saturday Passenger Trips 748

Avg. Sunday Passenger Trips 494

Annual Passenger Miles 4.1 million

nnual Vehicle Revenue Miles 7.1 million

Employees 11,094

Agreement (union) 9,195

Non-Agreement (non-union) 1,899

Passenger Facilities

Bus

Bus Terminals 27

Bus Stops 20,000

Bus Commuter Parking Capacity 15,226

Rail

Rail Stations Served 162

Rail Commuter Parking Capacity 54,631

light Rail

Light Rail Stations 52

Light Rail Commuter Parking Capacity 6,220

Equipment

Service Fleet Size and Type

Bus Fleet

Owned Owned by NJT

and Operated by

Operated or Leased to

by NJT Private Carriers Total

Cruiser (Includes 76 CNG) 929 527 1,456

Suburban 310 44 354

Articulated 85 0 85

Transit 711 368 1,079

Minibuses/WHEELS 0 34 34

Total Buses 2,035 973 3,008

Bus Carriers Receiving Buses 18

Local and Community Services Fleet 793

Rail Fleet

Owned Owned by

and Metro-North

Operated Operated by

by NJT NJT Total

Diesel Locomotives … 72 11 ……83

Electric Locomotives 61 0 61

Total Locomotives 133 11 144

Electric Multiple Units 230 0 230

Push-Pull Rail Cars 670 67 737

Total Cars 900 67 967

Light Rail Fleet Owned and Operated by NJT under contract

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail 0 52

Newark City Subway 21 0

River LINE 0 20

Total Cars 21 72

Non-Revenue Maintenance Fleet

Bus Support Vehicles (Tow and Service Trucks) 19

Railroad and Construction Equipment 150

Rail Non-Revenue Equipment Cars 70

Rail Non-Revenue Diesel Locomotives 8

Light Rail Railroad and Construction Equipment 8

Infrastructure

Rail Light Rail

Undergrade Bridges 541 33

Overhead Bridges 108 52

Moveable Bridges 12 0

Track Miles Maintained 536 92

Interlockings 91 42

Signals 1,222 261

Grade Crossings 328 115

Switches 1,267 261

Miles of Catenary 257 44

Substations 34 17

Maintenance/Storage Facilities

Bus Maintenance Facilities 17

Maintenance Facilities 16

Heavy Maintenance Facilities 1

Bus Layover Areas (Loops Owned and Maintained) 10

Rail Layover Yards and Maintenance Facilities 16

Storage Yards Owned and Used by NJT 11

Non-NJT Owned Storage Yards Used 4

Maintenance Facilities 1

Light Rail Layover Yards and Maintenance Facilities 4

Prepared by: Department of Strategy, Policy and Analysis Updated: February 16, 2006

For more information, contact NJ TRANSIT (973) 491-7078.

Operating Budget and Capital Program

FY05 Actual Operating Cost Recovery (in millions)

Bus* Rail* Light System-

Rail* wide**

Total Revenue ………….253.5……..337.7…….13.1………...626.3

Passenger Revenue…….245.1………297.7………11.7 …………...558.1 Other Revenue ….8.4………. 40.0…………1.4…………….68.2

Expenses 471.8 549.9 47.8………1,436.4 Recovery Ratio………..53.7%…....61.4%……27.4%………43.6%

*Based on direct operating costs only; no allocation of administrative costs. Light Rail includes Newark City Subway, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, and River LINE.

**Based on al system generated revenues and total costs including al administrative costs.

FY06 Board Approved Operating Budget

(in millions)

Resources $1,413.0

Passenger Fares $623.1
Other Revenue $64.5
State Operating Assistance $278.7
Capital Transfer--Operating/Maintenance $356.0

Other State/Federal Reimbursements $90.7

Expenses $1,413.0

Labor & Fringes $856.1

Fuel, Power & Materials $190.1
Purchased Transportation $155.1
Other* $211.7

*Other expenses include claims, insurance, tools, trackage fees, services, utilities, leases, etc.

FY06 Board Approved Capital Program

(in millions)

Resources $1,147.0

Federal Transit Administration* $492.0
NJ Transportation Trust Fund $534.0

Other $121.0

Port Authority of NY and NJ $10.0
Local Match/Other $111.0

*Resources in this category include CMAQ funds.

Expenditures $1,147.0

Operating/Maintenance $356.4
Debt Service $311.1
Pass-Through $66.3
Rail Infrastructure Improvements $177.3
Rail Station Improvements $87.6
Park & Ride Improvements $15.6

Bus/Light Rail Improvements $28.2
System Expansion $26.0
Systemwide Improvements $78.7

NOTES:

This sheet provides NJ TRANSIT facts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, except where noted. Analysts should contact NJ TRANSIT directly for specific data requests to ensure understanding of underlying assumptions.

Sums of categories may not add to the totals provided due to rounding.

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