Yet Another NJ Transit Trespasser Fatality

Well, it's been a crappy morning all the way around. NJ Transit had yet another trespasser incident with a pedestrian killed by an oncoming train just outside the Radburn Train Station. That left the morning commute for folks on my usual train line screwed. Today's incident was about a 1/4 mile from the nearest proper crossing.

This one appears to have been a suicide.

That's after another such

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2013 Festival of Ballooning

Sometimes, to get the shot, you need to go to extremes. Like waking at 4am, driving a couple of hours, and then waiting for things to come into view. These were shot earlier today at the 31st Annual Festival of Ballooning, at Solberg Airport in Readington, New Jersey where more than 100 balloonists participated.

         

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Stunted

Over the weekend, five of the Democratic party candidates for NYC Mayor spent the night in public housing in Harlem at the request of Al Sharpton. They included Christine Quinn, Bill DelBlasio, Anthony Weiner, Bill Thomspon, and John Liu.Democratic candidates Christine Quinn, Anthony Weiner, Bill de Blasio, William Thompson Jr. and John Liu spend 12 hours with a host family at the Lincoln Center

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Freehold Fourth Fireworks

Fireworks over the Freehold Raceway, taken last night. Canon 60D, 18-55mm lens, various exposures.          

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A Bad 24 Hours For NJ Transit

Overnight, NJ Transit had a service disruption on the Main/Bergen line when a pedestrian committed suicide by standing in front of an oncoming train in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. That didn't affect nearly as many people as the major disruption that occurred this afternoon when a tanker truck was struck by an oncoming NJ Transit train in Garfield, just a few miles from where the suicide had

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The MTA Announces Major Disruptions on R Line To Solve Sandy Flooding Damage

The MTA in NYC finally got all of its routes restored this past week, with the A running back out to the Rockaways, but they've also announced that they've got to take one of the Sandy damaged tunnels out of service to basically gut the entire thing and rebuild from scratch due to the damage done.Work on the Montague tube, which connects Brooklyn and Manhattan under the East River, will likely

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Memorial Day Remembrance

While so many Americans are busy enjoying the weather, grilling and barbequing or watching major sporting events, we should remember what Memorial Day is all about.

All gave some. Some gave all.

Remember those who fought in defense of the nation and those who made the supreme sacrifice. Words cannot fully explain what these men and women have left behind - both in terms of the loss to their

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