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SoundMachineJC t1_j0e91rm wrote

 PATH’s $1B improvement plan, set to deliver longer trains, new cars, tap and go fare payment    

Updated: Mar. 21, 2022, 7:16 a.m.|Published: Mar. 20, 2022, 4:30 p.m.

 By     Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com 

Before the pandemic turned commuting upside down, PATH embarked on a $1 billion improvement program in June 2019. This year, riders will start to see the results, starting with longer platforms to ease overcrowding by allowing use of longer nine-car trains.. 

The end of 2022 will see the arrival of the first of 72 brand new railcars and in 2023, the rest of those cars will be delivered. PATH will embark on a pilot after that to test a new tap-and-go fare system to pay by chip embedded credit or debit card or smartphone. 

To get it done, PATH general manager Clarelle DeGraffe turned to Damian McShane, PATH assistant director of capital improvements, who worked with her on rebuilding the World Trade Center site before coming to the railroad.

 “Today, the nine car program is alive, it is well and it is advancing. We’re looking to see limited nine-car train operation by the end of this year, by end of December,” said DeGraffe. “A lot of work had gone in to preparing for that and Damian has led the team in that effort.” 

https://www.nj.com/news/2022/03/paths-1b-improvement-plan-set-to-deliver-longer-trains-new-cars-tap-and-go-fare-payment.html

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FinalIntern8888 t1_j0ffuxj wrote

Can they get rid of the awful late night and weekend schedule? The Saturday trains I take are substantially more crowded than any weekday train I take.

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malina118 OP t1_j0eykg1 wrote

Nice! Thank you for sharing that. Guess this was one of those 72 new cars. It did look in pristine condition from what we could tell in the rain with all of the lights. Maybe we'll catch sight of more. Interesting they'd choose around rush hour for the transit time instead of a less busy time on that road.

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