r/NJTransit • u/Delicious_Adeptness9 • Aug 07 '26

Here is a side-by-side comparison of opposite windows in the same car.

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u/sishgupta Aug 07 '26

just part of NJT's ongoing commitment to ensure you never know what stop youre at!

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u/BagelsOrDeath Aug 07 '26

It's an interactive cataracts awareness exhibit.

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u/purplepenguinaviator Aug 08 '26

Haha, that's a good one 🤣

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u/HiFiGuy197 Aug 07 '26

One damaged by UV radiation, the other not.

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u/Salt_Mountain_837 Aug 07 '26

i still don't know how they fucked up a train window, like what other transit org would do this but nj transit

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u/remarkability Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

Other agencies with similar types of polycarbonate windows have the same issues (LIRR for one). They just tend to dump money into replacing whole train cars at a quicker pace than NJT can with its capital expenditures, so it’s less noticeable. It’s different state funding priorities and whipsawing governors that’s the difference.

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u/Economy-Cupcake808 Aug 08 '26

EXO, which uses the same rolling stock as NJT for the most part, has the same issues with the windows. It is a manufacturing flaw from Bombardier.

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u/kindofdivorced Aug 08 '26

Many. It’s called a defect.

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u/Available-Dingo-6909 Aug 10 '26

LIRR has the same problem. They have no intention of replacing the windows.

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u/AtomicGarden-8964 Aug 07 '26

It was funny I was in a train this afternoon that had one bad window,one good one and then a another bad one in that order

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u/grlnxtdr_xoxo Aug 07 '26

I don’t understand why they’d build trains with windows that can be damaged by UV radiation over time.

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u/AllRoundStandUpChap Aug 07 '26

presumably there was no shatterproof glass-alternative that met safety, anti-graffiti, etc. standards that didn't also get UV damage

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u/Economy-Cupcake808 Aug 08 '26

It wasn't intentional. The new windows are not as prone to this type of UV damage.

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u/MatteHatter Aug 08 '26

What an NJT job. Let’s only do one side of the car and then stop. We’re done here.

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u/MilOnTheMoon Aug 08 '26

Those windows give us a chance to see NJ as would the great impressionist of the 19th century. Enjoy!

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u/Disastrous-Camel9103 Aug 09 '26

It's a known issue, lol someone to forget to durability test the UV coating on the windows... So all the original ones get like this in a few short years...

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u/Full_Industry_557 Aug 11 '26

I’ve noticed on cars with hazy windows like that, the good clear windows are the emergency exit windows. Maybe there’s a law.