They included 33 violations for drug or alcohol use and 33 violations of operating procedures, both more than any other commuter railroad.
In all, the accidents have caused more than $6 million in damage and injuries to 13 passengers.Īt the same time, the state-run railroad has paid $519,280 in fines to settle 183 federal safety violations - nearly $160,000 more than the amount paid by Metro-North, the suburban New York railroad that carries slightly fewer weekday riders.
NJ Transit had a significantly higher accident rate during that span than the rest of the nation’s 10 largest commuter railroads, ranked by weekday ridership, and had the highest rate of accidents attributed to human factors, such as speeding and drug impairment.
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