Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Month: June 2011

  • Coalition Calls for Affordable Trans-Hudson Project

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    John Bobsin

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    Coalition Calls for Affordable Trans-Hudson Project, As Feds Demand “ARC” Money Back from NJT Just as the Lackawanna Coalition made the case in New England for an affordable project that would bring a new rail tunnel into New York’s Penn Station to improve regional connectivity, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) reiterated its demand that New…

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  • Coalition Endorses Proposal for “Affordable ARC Now—Not Later”

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    John Bobsin

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    The Lackawanna Coalition has passed a resolution in support of building “An Affordable ARC Project Now—Not Later”.  The organization calls on the state commissioner of transportation and the executive director of New Jersey Transit (NJT) to implement plans that would expand and modernize Northeast Corridor (NEC) capacity while drawing only on $6.4 billion in existing…

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  • Coalition Helps Connect New England by Rail

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    John Bobsin

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    “We CAN Connect New England by Rail” was the theme of a conference held in New Haven on April 29, and members of the Lackawanna Coalition helped with the effort.  This writer moderated a panel on “Connecting New England with South of New York”.  Technical Director Joseph M. Clift described our proposal for building a…

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