Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Month: September 2013

  • Report from the Chair, Sept./Oct. 2013

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    David Peter Alan

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    Cooperation is a wonderful thing, whether between people, institutions or the two.  On August 24, this writer had the pleasure of riding a special train to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: the first such excursion in over a decade.  The special train was led by locomotives from the Morristown & Erie Railway, Norfolk Southern (NS), and New Jersey…

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  • Reports: NJT Didn’t Follow Its Own Storm Plan during Sandy

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    Donald Winship

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    Following the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey Transit has put more emphasis on flood-proofing its storage yards.  However, investigative reporting by WNYC and Karen Rouse of the Bergen County Record shows that the agency already had a plan in place to move equipment to higher ground in the event of such a storm,…

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  • Gladstone Branch Service Disrupted by Washouts

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    Donald Winship

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    NJT Repairs Line Quickly, But Substitute Bus Service Was Questionable Less than 10 months after Hurricane Sandy devastated NJ Transit’s rail operations, the railroad received a sharp reminder of the power of nature.  On Thursday, August 22, intense local storms struck northern Somerset County and wiped out the roadbed on the line’s Gladstone Branch in…

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