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thebruns t1_jcz330r wrote

Reply to comment by throw495887 in DeCamp ends decommuter buses to NYC by rollotomasi07071

> NJT is now finally allowed to run buses on the former Decamp routes.

Is there an actual law related to this?

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throw495887 t1_jczbxdw wrote

NJ Transit seems to interpret NJSA 27:25-2d to mean that they can’t run buses on a line that a private company already “owns.”

In every relevant court case I’ve been able to find, NJ Transit has won over private operators. But to be fair they also avoid any competition with private operators in the first place. I think NJT is happy to use it as an excuse regardless of the legal validity.

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thebruns t1_jczok9j wrote

> NJSA 27:25-2d

Wait, THIS is what theyre citing???

> d. In the provision of public transportation services, it is desirable to encourage to the maximum extent feasible the participation of private enterprise and to avoid destructive competition.

They go as far as to stop people from getting off the 107 bus at EWR because it competes with Coach because of THAT?

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throw495887 t1_jd00ynq wrote

They also give coach USA free buses. It’s pretty dumb.

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thebruns t1_jd01sbg wrote

Yeah the buses Coach USA keeps parked all day instead of running service

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