March 2013 – Lackawanna Coalition

NJT Says 97% of Hoboken Trains Will Be Running by March 24

March 12, 2013

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David Peter Alan

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New Jersey Transit says that 97% of the level of service to and from Hoboken Terminal that ran before Hurricane Sandy flooded the facility last fall will be running by March 24th. Timetables effective March 24 can now be downloaded from the NJT web site. The same document from NJT also said that the rest…

NJT Analogizes Weather Emergencies to Terrorism When It Comes to Preparedness

March 12, 2013

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David Peter Alan

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NJT Management

New Jersey Transit management has refused to disclose information regarding its plans for hurricane preparedness, telling the Lackawanna Coalition that storm preparations are considered part of an “All Hazard Planning Process” that includes planning concerning “terrorism issues”. The Coalition had requested a copy of NJT’s plan to deal with severe storms, in light of the…

Super Bowl Prompts Secaucus Upgrades

March 10, 2013

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John Bobsin

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Expansion Projects

Since service to the Meadowlands Sports Complex begain in 2009, business has been booming. This is according to NJ Transit, which operates rail service from Hoboken via Secaucus to the Meadowlands station, but only when major sports or other events are happening. Enter the Super Bowl, scheduled for the Meadowlands in February 2014. How many…

LATEST: Near-Full Service March 24

March 7, 2013

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John Bobsin

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Service Cuts & Restorations

New timetables effective March 24 for all NJ Transit heavy-rail services restored most service that was still reduced after Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Some trains are still missing, notably 3 daily round trips between Bay Head and Hoboken on the North Jersey Coast Line and some runs to Waldwick on the Main/Bergen lines. On the…

NJT Board Has Special Meeting to Expedite Repairs to Equipment and Hoboken Terminal

March 5, 2013

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David Peter Alan

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Budget

At a special meeting held mostly by telephone on Monday, March 4th, the New Jersey Transit Board of Directors voted to spend $20 million for repairs in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The largest item, $16 million, will go to Bombardier for repairs on multilevel railcars that were left in low-lying yards at Hoboken and…

Dual-Power Locomotives Run into Penn Station

March 5, 2013

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Donald Winship

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Service Cuts & Restorations

New Jersey Transit’s ALP-45DP dual-power locomotives ran into Penn Station for the first time last weekend. Because of maintenance on the wires that supply electric power to trains on the Morris & Essex (M&E) Line, the power was turned off between Maplewood and Morris Plains on Saturday and for some of the service day on…

NJT Says 97% of Hoboken Trains Will Be Running by March 24

NJT Analogizes Weather Emergencies to Terrorism When It Comes to Preparedness

Super Bowl Prompts Secaucus Upgrades

LATEST: Near-Full Service March 24

NJT Board Has Special Meeting to Expedite Repairs to Equipment and Hoboken Terminal

Dual-Power Locomotives Run into Penn Station

Report from the Chair – March/April 2026

PennDOT Talks about Passenger Trains to Scranton again

Amtrak Strands Sight-Impaired Campers in Michigan; Advocates Fume in Response

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