Colleen Wilson
@Colleenallreds
Transportation reporter | The Record @northjersey | Product of Maryland - Go Terps | [email protected] | Member @theRecordGuild
After 5 months away, I’m back from mat leave! Before I start asking what my first few stories should be, I found this in a Christmas photo album at my parents’ house last week. Had to be my first time riding @NJTRANSIT. Ok enough nostalgia — what should I get working on?
Academy Bus will pay nearly $2.7M to settle another dispute over its services to NYC and Atlantic City-- this time with the @NJTurnpike. northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
I shadowed Kris Kolluri and the @NJTRANSIT team during the @FIFAcom Club World Cup final. This is the behind-the-scenes look of how that went and the hurdles they faced as they rehearse for next year. northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
Gregg Reuben (husband of Alina Habba), Mark Tedesco (part-owner of Academy Bus) -- two of the at least four people with New Jersey ties on the new @USDOT advisory committee. More on the committee and its members @northjersey northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
The contract between @BLET and @NJTRANSIT was finally approved last night, almost two months after it was first agreed to and ended the 3-day strike. More on the details and the “givebacks that had value.” northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
FIFA slashes Club World Cup final ticket prices for PSG vs. Chelsea usatoday.com/story/sports/s…
If you drive down Tonnelle, peer over the High Line on W30th St or look to the middle of the Hudson River — you can see 5 of the construction projects from the $16B tunnel program. Here’s an overview of each project and the unique challenges they face northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
Kabir was earnest and kind in every interaction I had with him the last few years. Stunned that he's gone and at just 37. newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/de…
The idea to move @NJTRANSIT’s rail maintenance facility dates back at least 17 years. Kris Kolluri has resurrected the idea again, to improve rail infrastructure and because of the real estate opportunity. Read more about it @northjersey northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
A case involving @NJTRANSIT is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court -- over the question of whether it is an "arm of the state" and entitled to sovereign immunity. More on the details @northjersey northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
Around 6:00 Wednesday morning, the FDNY responded to a bus collision at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown. “There were 12 patients in total. One with moderate injuries that required extrication. 10 patients with minor injuries, all transported to local area hospitals…
NJ Transit bus service to the terminal has resumed, but expect delays.
A three-bus crash has closed the Port Authority Bus Terminal this morning and NJ Transit is rerouting buses to Hoboken, Newark and Secaucus. More @northjersey ⬇️ northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
Boxcar buses will continue to Manhattan but there are 30 minute delays due to a multi-bus crash at the entrance of the Port Authority ramp. Check your texts for updates.
New York Port Authority is closed due a multi bus accident. NJ TRANSIT bus service traveling to and from the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal is being diverted to Secaucus Junction, Newark Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal.
A three-bus crash has closed the Port Authority Bus Terminal this morning and NJ Transit is rerouting buses to Hoboken, Newark and Secaucus. More @northjersey ⬇️ northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
The first annual 3% fare hike for @NJTRANSIT customers quietly went into effect today as the NJ Leg and @GovMurphy moved money around for NJT in final hours of budget talks More on all of that 👇 northjersey.com/story/news/new…
Another lawsuit filed where a @NJTRANSIT detective accuses boss of harassment, impeding investigations, discouraging collaboration with other law enforcement agencies and retaliation after he reported it northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
Janine Bauer was removed from the Gateway Development Commission and replaced by @GovMurphy. My story on the background, her replacement and the critical oversight this board is supposed to provide on a complicated $16 billion program. northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
For those who switched to @NJTRANSIT trains after the Route 80 closure, the discount program is coming to an end. More on that here 👇 northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
Phase 2 of the Raritan River Bridge replacement is underway @NJTRANSIT, but the 3-project program is already well over budget. Kris Kolluri explains why he thinks that is. northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
And when I asked the MTA in 2022 about how its ZEB program was going, they had no concerns to report 🤷♀️ northjersey.com/story/news/tra…
The reliability issues mean that the electric buses aren't as available for a full day of service as the agency's standard diesel buses, and also break down much more frequently. buff.ly/RCpmuO6
Every municipality has some long-term cost or expense or project. Each municipality could use the pork $$ to pay for it w/out raising taxes. But not every municipality's mayor doubles as the powerful chairman of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee. @Colleenallreds
Sen. Paul Sarlo has received $47.5M from a vague line item buried in the budget since 2021. Documents say it repaid debt for construction of the Wesmont Train Station in Wood-Ridge, where Sarlo is mayor. That isn’t exactly true — it’s more complicated. northjersey.com/story/news/tra…