SirJokaPlaya Posted July 28, 2011 Share #1 Posted July 28, 2011 Well, I come today with sad news with one of our own. I recently got a phone call from a good friend of mine. One of the drivers at the Meadowlands passed away today. Thomas Truex. His name might be familiar to some of us since a passenger made a complaint about his driving, yet he never had an accident. I knew him personally as a very polite person and a good friend. Just thought anyone that knew him from the North Division might wanna know. I don't know exactly what happened but when I get it confirmed, I'll pass it along. - SJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted July 28, 2011 Share #2 Posted July 28, 2011 Wow, R.I.P. My condolences to his family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic412 Posted July 29, 2011 Share #3 Posted July 29, 2011 Sorry for the LOSS. I heard he was found passed out inside BUS #7434 parked at P.A.B.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engineerboy6561 Posted July 29, 2011 Share #4 Posted July 29, 2011 My condolences to his family and friends and may he rest in peace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayden 973 Posted July 29, 2011 Share #5 Posted July 29, 2011 So that would explain why 7434 was parked outside the Lincoln tunnel on the ny side with police tape around it. It was still sitting there at 1 in the morning when I was on the 108 heading home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
via White Plains Road Posted July 29, 2011 Share #6 Posted July 29, 2011 Sorry for your loss.....my heart goes out to his family. May he RIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted July 29, 2011 Yeah. Apparently, Tom (Going from what I heard) did his morning trips, and parked his bus at the two parking spots near gate 305 (the spots where the right of the bus, you're looking at outside NYC, seeing the NYTimes Building. For whatever reason he decided to sit down on the first seat behind the drivers area. Maybe he wasn't feeling ok and maybe needed to relax before he started driving again, who knows. But, they found him later and he was gone. It's really sad right now. It's the 2nd death in the garage for a driver this year, and both were good people that I knew and respected personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdude2 Posted July 29, 2011 Share #8 Posted July 29, 2011 Yeah. Apparently, Tom (Going from what I heard) did his morning trips, and parked his bus at the two parking spots near gate 305 (the spots where the right of the bus, you're looking at outside NYC, seeing the NYTimes Building. For whatever reason he decided to sit down on the first seat behind the drivers area. Maybe he wasn't feeling ok and maybe needed to relax before he started driving again, who knows. But, they found him later and he was gone. It's really sad right now. It's the 2nd death in the garage for a driver this year, and both were good people that I knew and respected personally.Sorry for you and his family and friends may he R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayden 973 Posted July 29, 2011 Share #9 Posted July 29, 2011 Yes apparently transit found out when he never showed to the garage at the time he pulls in & the garage became worried when he never answered control center & than P.A. Police found him on the bus unconscious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted August 1, 2011 Share #10 Posted August 1, 2011 The story made the news. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/08/01/nj-transit-bus-driver-found-dead-inside-idling-bus-at-port-authority-terminal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share #11 Posted August 1, 2011 Good. Now there can be a full investigation with the press involved. And the people that ****** up can be reprimanded in public, as they should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NyctRman1278 Posted August 1, 2011 Share #12 Posted August 1, 2011 Good. Now there can be a full investigation with the press involved. And the people that ****** up can be reprimanded in public, as they should. sorry to hear that bro i remember always riding his bus to school i always enjoy it always approved how he drives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted August 1, 2011 Share #13 Posted August 1, 2011 RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68 Subway Car Posted August 4, 2011 Share #14 Posted August 4, 2011 RIP. Condolences to his friends and family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share #15 Posted August 4, 2011 nj.com reports that Tom had an heart attack, via a spokesperson from the Port Authority. More info here: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/08/heart_attack_killed_nj_transit.html The New York Times made a great article on Tom. Read here. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/03/nyregion/thomas-truex-driver-found-dead-in-bus-is-buried.html?_r=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share #16 Posted August 15, 2012 Normally, I don't bring old topics up but in this instance, I thought it was fitting as it was a year ago last week when Tom Truex passed away. Just asking everyone to keep his family in your prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted August 15, 2012 Share #17 Posted August 15, 2012 even though it was a year ago, sometimes One year can be one day to a person, especially on a tragic event like this. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZGuy Posted August 15, 2012 Share #18 Posted August 15, 2012 Normally, I don't bring old topics up but in this instance, I thought it was fitting as it was a year ago last week when Tom Truex passed away. Just asking everyone to keep his family in your prayers. Everytime I see 7434 I think about him and really wish somebody had noticed that bus sooner. It still boggles the mind that as much as they harp on the drivers about idling....nobody noticed anything for 5 hours! R.I.P. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbr40 Posted August 15, 2012 Share #19 Posted August 15, 2012 RIP Condolence for the family, My friend told me awhile ago when he was doing the Howell run, one of the driver pulled over(no passenger) was supposed to do Old Bridge to PABT but the driver never pulled up to do the run. He passed away like truex did. I think it took 2 hours to realized it never moved. The bus was idling all that time. Shouldnt the bus driver tell the dispatcher if he not feeling well to drive at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZGuy Posted August 15, 2012 Share #20 Posted August 15, 2012 If you know you don't feel good then you can call but in the case of Mr. Truex he sat down to take a breather and never got up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJokaPlaya Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share #21 Posted August 16, 2012 Everytime I see 7434 I think about him and really wish somebody had noticed that bus sooner. It still boggles the mind that as much as they harp on the drivers about idling....nobody noticed anything for 5 hours! R.I.P. Tom BZ, that's what boggles me. With over 100 cameras at PABT, and depot masters and clerks at Meadowlands, obviously, someone should of rang a bell and realized that Tom was not back, even after a hour late. When that bus was 30 minutes late to come back, unless it was traffic coming back to NJ, control center would of been called. There was times when the silent emergency alarm was pulled on a bus and control center asks all operators to look out for a specific bus. I just do not understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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