Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Month: September 2012

  • Schumer: Time Short for New Hudson Tunnels

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    John Bobsin

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    According to Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), if plans for new trans-Hudson rail tunnels are not made final soon, the tunnels may become much more difficult to construct.  According to reporting by Illya Marritz on WNYC (transportationnation.org), Schumer said that the problem lies in a new multiuse real-estate development, Hudson Yards, being planned for the west…

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  • PATH Fares Rise 13% Monday, October 1

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    John Bobsin

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    The PATH rapid-transit system will impose a fare increase of about 13%, effective Monday, Oct. 1 (at 3 a.m.).  Single and 2-trip fares will rise from $2.00 to $2.25 per ride; multiple-ride tickets will increase from $1.50 to $1.70 a trip.  Passes will also increase: 7-day unlimited passes will go from $21 to $24, and…

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  • Amtrak Reaches for Highest Speed

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    John Bobsin

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    All the talk is of high-speed trains, but NJ Transit commuters wonder whether they will ever benefit, as commuter trains with their many stops, long loading times, and terminal congestion delays seem to be bogged down in a 19th-Century era, often managing less than 30 miles per hour average end-to-end.  Still, it’s possible to run…

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  • NJ Transit Cops Win Discrimination Suit

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    John Bobsin

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    NJ Transit has agreed to pay $5.8 million to 10 minority police officers as compensation for a string of racial insults and slurs delivered by former NJT Police chief Joseph Bober, who left NJT in 2009 after a previous discrimination lawsuit by a female lieutenant, who alleged sexual discrimination and was awarded $1.5 million in…

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  • Talking Crossing Gates to be Tested

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    John Bobsin

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    After 3 teenagers were killed by trains in 2 incidents on successive days in October 2011, NJ Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson convened a task force of experts to find ways to improve grade-crossing safety. (Two of the youths died not at a grade crossing, but while trespassing on a railroad trestle, on a line that…

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  • Study Highlights Transit-Oriented Development

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    John Bobsin

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    Once upon a time, trolley lines built amusement parks at the end of their lines to encourage ridership.  The modern-day equivalent may be the “Transit Village”: development at transit hubs, where transit users can live, work, or shop just steps from their train or bus.  A report due out on September 24 by New Jersey…

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  • NYC Transit Fare Increases Loom

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    John Bobsin

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    Increases in the New York City transit fare structure are likely by March 1, and the base fare may not be the only thing to rise.  According to reporting by Matt Flegenheimer in The New York Times (Sept. 13), parent organization Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering reducing or eliminating the 7% bonus granted to riders…

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