NJ Transit to suspend some service to install PTC

New Jersey Transit next month will suspend all service on the Atlantic City Rail Line to install positive train control (PTC) equipment on the rail fleet.

The agency also will halt off-peak, one-seat Raritan Valley Line service starting Sept. 10. While no trains will be lost on this line, the change means that passengers will need to transfer to and from New York trains in Newark Penn Station, according to a report on NJ.com.

Services are expected to resume in early 2019, NJ Transit officials said in a press release.

The news comes as the agency continues to ramp up PTC installation. In the past three months, NJ Transit's PTC project completion percentage has increased from 13 percent to 52 percent, said Executive Director Kevin Corbett.

Earlier this summer, Corbett told local media that the agency plans to seek an extension of up to two years to complete PTC implementation.