Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Month: July 2012

  • Livingston Plans New Feeder Service to M&E

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    John Bobsin

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    The town of Livingston, which has no direct rail service, plans to institute a “jitney” feeder service from the Livingston Mall to the South Orange station of NJ Transit”s Morris and Essex Lines; the new service is expected to start in September.  There will be 2 services each hour during weekday peak periods: 6–10 a.m.…

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  • Metro-North Plans Off-Peak Service Increase

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    John Bobsin

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    New York’s Metro-North Railroad, which provides commuter services to northern suburbs in New York and Connecticut, plans a substantial increase in rail service in response to increasing customer demand.  The railroad plans to add 230 trains per week, the largest increase in service since the company took over the commuter services in 1982, according to…

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  • NJ Transit to Consider Bringing Back Off-Peak Discounts

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    Donald Winship

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    This article is from the Star-Ledger, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Lackawanna Coalition NJ Transit officials are reconsidering an unpopular 2-year-old decision that ended discounts for rail passengers who ride during weekends and other off-peak hours. Coupled with an average fare hike of 22% in May 2010, off-peak riders who lost…

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  • No Fare Hike in NJ Transit Budget

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    Donald Winship

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    This article, formerly found at the link below, is from the Daily Record, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Lackawanna Coalition NJ Transit’s new operating budget comes without a fare increase and the lowest rate of growth in 15 years, but transit advocates said the agency could spend more to fix nagging…

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