The $8 million project will replace windows on 429 passenger cars using a material that can be removed during an emergency but can withstand something being thrown at them.
The replacement of the 111-year-old swing bridge is the first part of the larger Gateway Program to begin construction. First track should open by 2026.
The state is using some of its record surplus to pay for construction without having to borrow for it. Some of that will upgrade seven NJ Transit stations.
A rumored job action by NJ Transit engineers became a reality Friday morning when their union used the state Juneteenth holiday for a sick out over a new contract.
Service on NJ Transit's Morris & Essex Line and the Gladstone Branch is suspended after a catenary pole fell on top of wires near Maplewood late Monday night.