Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Month: December 2012

  • Report Warned NJ Transit Officials of Flood Risk

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    Donald Winship

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     The article quoted here was posted to Northjersey.com. The quotation is posted here as a matter of interest. A report on climate change completed for NJ Transit months before superstorm Sandy struck New Jersey urged the agency to begin planning for higher storm surges that could envelop rail yards, destroy track beds and corrode switches,…

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  • Hoboken Terminal Building Closed

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    Donald Winship

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    Less than two days after PATH train service returned to Hoboken, New Jersey Transit’s historic terminal has been closed to the public.  Informed sources say that it was closed because of mold contamination from flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy.  Notices posted on the doors to the station waiting room say that the building has been…

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  • Communications Spotty: Report

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    John Bobsin

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    During the recent Hurricane Sandy emergency, New York transit agencies increasingly relied on social media such as Facebook,Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube to keep customers informed.  How well did they succeed?  Some did quite well, others not so well, according to reporting by Ray Rivera in The New York Times  (December 15). The Long Island Rail Road…

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  • Long Recovery for Hoboken PATH

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    John Bobsin

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    Major portions of the region’s transportation structure remain out of service or limited 6 weeks after Hurricane Sandy devastated the infrastructure.  In many cases, the public has received little information about just what has been damaged, how it’s being repaired, or when normal service might improve. One of the hardest-hit installations was the Hoboken station…

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  • Weather Experts Contradict NJT

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    John Bobsin

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    NJ Transit suffered serious damage to its passenger cars and locomotives when Hurricane Sandy flooded storage yards at Kearny in the Jersey Meadows and at Hoboken.  Whether the decision to move equipment to those yards in advance of the storm was a wise one has become a front-page controversy.  NJT Executive Director James Weinstein has…

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