ROXBURY TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) – A New Jersey Transit employee has been charged with stealing 32 locomotive horns, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (DOT-OIG).
On Oct. 17, Jeremy Hayes, a New Jersey Transit (NJT) employee, was charged via a criminal complaint in the Roxbury Township Municipal Court with receiving stolen property, authorities’ said.
Hayes allegedly stole, transported, and stored 32 locomotive air horns from multiple transportation companies, including Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation.
Federal Railroad Administration regulations require each lead locomotive to be equipped with a locomotive horn for safe operation.
DOT-OIG is conducting this investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, CSX Transportation Police, Norfolk Southern Police, and New Jersey Transit Police.
