BM5 via Woodhaven Posted January 15, 2023 Share #1 Posted January 15, 2023 Friday the 13th was the last day of the daily 67X Parkway Express service between Toms River and Jersey City via Newark. The route also provided summer service to the Jersey Shore (Seaside Park, Seaside Heights & Island Park), its future which is unclear given the 67X's elimination. This follows the elimination of the 67B Parkway Express in November of last year, the rush hour commuter variant between Toms River and Newark. That service was eliminated due to low ridership as well. In its place, the 319 trips to/from Jersey City now make stops at Brick & Dorado Park & Ride on weekdays, except for the AM trip out of Jersey City. Collectively, the 67B, 67X, and 319 provided 3-4 trips in each direction daily. This service was at one point was catered to commuters, casual/leisure riders between northern NJ & Ocean County, and riders headed to/from Atlantic City (requiring a transfer at Toms River in most cases). With WFH being a more common option nowadays, Atlantic City in decline for years, and even scheduling decisions by NJT, the year-round ridership base slowly eroded. Currently, the 319 trips in the early AM to/from Atlantic City and the one weekday PM trip from Jersey City remains, however it is useless for most riders at this point, and taking the local 67 to/from Newark is significantly slower, taking more than twice as long to get to Newark. Bus 7286 (an MCI D4500CT CNG unit) was on the last 67X trip, the 5:15 PM from Toms River to Jersey City. That was also the only scheduled 67X trip that day. The bus arrived JSQ around 10 minutes late. Below contains footage of that last 67X bus entering Journal Square, a ride onboard the final 67B trip ever (which I did not share), and additional 67B/67X/319 footage over the years in Newark, and some more. Newark Penn (Many From 2018) 2008 MCI D4500CT 7175 on the 319 (New Jersey Transit) at Newark Penn Station by BM5 via Woodhaven (Main), on Flickr 2008 MCI D4500CT 7175 on the 319 (New Jersey Transit) at Newark Penn Station by BM5 via Woodhaven (Main), on Flickr 2015 MCI D4500CT 7340 on the 67X (New Jersey Transit) at Newark Penn Station by BM5 via Woodhaven (Main), on Flickr 2015 MCI D4500CT 7278 on the 67 (New Jersey Transit) at Newark Penn Station by BM5 via Woodhaven (Main), on Flickr 2015 MCI D4500CT 7274 on the 67B (New Jersey Transit) at Newark Penn Station by BM5 via Woodhaven (Main), on Flickr 2015 MCI D4500CT 7302 on the 67 (New Jersey Transit) at Newark Penn Station by BM5 via Woodhaven (Main), on Flickr 2015 MCI D4500CT CNG 7286 on the 67 (NJ Transit) at Raymond Plaza West & Market Street by BM5 Photos 2022-2023, on Flickr Toms River 2018 MCI D4500CT 18118 on the 319 (NJ Transit) at Toms River Park & Ride by BM5 Photos 2022-2023, on Flickr 2015 MCI D4500CT CNG 7253 on the 137 (NJ Transit) at Toms River Park & Ride by BM5 Photos 2022-2023, on Flickr A bit of irony here... 2018 MCI D4500CT 18083 on the 559 (NJ Transit) at Toms River Park & Ride by BM5 Photos 2022-2023, on Flickr Final 67X Pulling Into JSQ 2015 MCI D4500CT CNG 7286 on the 67X (NJ Transit) at Sip Avenue & Journal Square Transportation Center Entrance by BM5 Photos 2022-2023, on Flickr Thanks for viewing! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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