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Commuter train window cleaning conundrum in NJ


It's been two years since NJ Transit started considering options to clear up cloudy train windows, and the research continues.

Agency officials haven’t decided whether to spend $8 million to replace the windows on hundreds of rail cars or use an experimental cleaning solution suggested by Rutgers engineering school. The non-transparent appearance that looks like a very dirty window, is blamed on the effects of years of exposure to elements, acid rain, heat, and ultraviolet rays, officials said. They also must be flexible enough so that passengers and rescuers can remove them to access the train in case of a derailment or a crash, according to Federal Railroad Administration standards.

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