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| Date | Event |
| 1981 | Former Pennsylvania Railroad MP54 MUs retired |
| 1982 | F40PH-2 Diesels ordered |
| 1982 | Comet II Push Pull Coaches ordered from Bombardier |
| 1982 | Comet IIB Push Pull Coaches ordered from Bombardier |
| 1982 | GP7 Diesel Locomotives retired from passenger service |
| 1983 | Arrow II MU Overhaul |
| 1983 | F7 Locomotives purchased from Chicago and North Western |
| October 28, 1983 | GG1 Electric Locomotives retired |
| 1983-1984 | Former CNJ GP40Ps upgraded to GP40PHs, equipped with HEP |
| 1984 | E60CP Electric locomotives purchased from Amtrak |
| August 24, 1984 | Former Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western MUs retired |
| August 28, 1984 | Arrow IIIs enter service on the Morris and Essex Lines |
| 1985 | Arrow IIs are isolated to the Morris and Essex Lines as they begin their descent. Center door failures and chronic breakdowns begin- the cars can no longer run on the NEC. The cars run here until 1997. |
| 1985 | Arrow IIIs swap places with the Arrow IIs on the NEC. Arrow IIIs were needed to test the re-electrification to AC current on the M&E in 1984 |
| 1987 | Comet I Push Pull Coaches overhauled |
| 1987 | Arrow I MU to Comet IB Coach Conversion by Bombardier |
| 1987 | E8 Locomotives retired |
| 1987 | GP40FH-2 Diesel Locomotives created by Morrison Knudsen from GP40 frames, cabs, and noses and F45 cut down cowl-bodies, numbered 4130-4144 on NJT, 4184-4189 on MTA |
| 1988 | F7 Locomotives retired |
| 1989 | Arrow III MU Overhaul by ABB |
| 1989 | ALP44 Electric Locomotives ordered from ABB, first order consisted of 4400-4414 |
| 1990 | E60CP Electric locomotives retired |
| 1991 | GP40PH Locomotives (CNJ) rebuilt as GP40PH-2s by Conrail's Juniata Locomotive Works |
| 1991 | Comet III Push Pull Coaches ordered from Bombardier |
| 1992 | Former Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines RDCs sold to tourist line Cape May Seashore Lines |
| 1993 | GP40PH-2A Diesel Locomotives rebuilt from GP40s by Morrison Knudsen, numbered 4145-4150 |
| August 27, 1994 | U34CH Diesel Locomotives retired |
| 1994 | GP40PH-2B Diesel Locomotives rebuilt from Conrail GP40s at Conrail's Juniata Locomotive Works, numbered 4200-4218 |
| 1995 | ALP44E Electric Locomotives ordered from ABB, consisted of 4415-4419. E= extension |
| 1995 | GP40-2 Locomotives purchased from Conrail for work train service, numbered 4300-4303. |
| 1996 | ALP44M Electric Locomotives ordered from ABB, consisted of 4420-4431. M= micropressor equipped |
| 1996 | GP40PH-2A 4148 rebuilt into GP40PH-2B 4219 following Secaucus Collision |
| 1996 | Comet IV Push Pull Coaches ordered |
| 1996-1997 | F40PH-2s upgraded to F40PH-2CATs with Caterpillar HEP sets at Conrail's Juniata Locomotive Works. |
| 1997 | Arrow II MUs officially retired from NJT roster. These cars were pulled from revenue service one set at a time. |
| 1998 | Hudson Bergen Light Rail cars begin revenue operation |
| 1999 | Metro North acquires two ex-Amtrak F40PH-2s: 370 and 382. Converted to F40PH-2CATs at Norfolk Southern's Juniata Locomotive Works, numbered 4191-4192 |
| 2001 | ALP46 Electric Locomotives ordered from ADTranz |
| 2001 | Comet V Push Pull coaches ordered from Alstom |
| 2001 | Diesel Locomotives ordered from Alstom |
| August 24, 2001 | PCC Steetcars retired on #7 Bus Route- Newark City Subway |
| August 27, 2001 | Light Rail cars begin revenue operation on Newark City Subway |
| 2001 | Comet II/IIB Push Pull Coaches rebuilt by AAI Corporation in Maryland to be compatible with future equipment. All coaches/cabs rebuilt as trailers. |
| 2002 |
AAI Corporation goes out of business. Remaining
Comet II/IIB Coaches rebuilt by Alstom. |
| 2002 |
Comet I Cars sold in auction. Buyers included
Morristown and Erie Railroad. |
| August 2002 | ALP46 Electric Locomotives enter into revenue service, at first only on Morris and Essex Lines. They begin service on the NEC upon completion of the Montclair Connection, September 30, 2002. |
| September 2002 |
Comet V cars enter into revenue service. Similar
to ALP46 locomotives, at first only on Hoboken Division (they were on some
of the last trains on the Boonton Line). They begin NEC service 9-30-02. |
(c) Gerald Oliveto, 4-03