Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Month: January 2014

  • Winter Woes Ad Nausuem

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    Donald Winship

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    New York area transit operations have suffered through a difficult week. On the evening of Tuesday, January 28, an NJ Transit train inbound to New York got stuck in the tunnel, and it took hours to pull the train into Penn Station, where it arrived after 1 a.m. Fortunately, only 23 riders were aboard the…

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  • M-N, NJT Snarled on Successive Days

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    John Bobsin

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    Outbound New York commuters in the evening rush were seriously affected by problems on successive days.  First, on Thursday, January 23, Metro-North’s entire system ground to a halt for about 2 hours, starting at 7:45 p.m., according to reporting by Matt Flegenheimer and Emma G. Fitzsimmons in The New York Times (Jan. 24). The railroad’s…

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  • NJT to Extend MyBus Now to Port Authority Runs

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    John Bobsin

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    For bus travellers on NJ Transit to or from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, it has been difficult to determine just when that next bus will arrive.  However, NJT’s MyBus Now program will be extended in June to the Port Authority routes, completing a rollout that first began in South Jersey, and later added non-Port…

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  • NJT Web Site Disappoints During Storm

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    John Bobsin

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    As an “Alberta Clipper” snowstorm blanketed New Jersey on Tuesday, January 21, transit riders rushed to NJ Transit’s website to ascertain whether their trains were running—but for more than 3 hours in the middle of the storm, the website was largely unavailable, according to reporting in The Record newspaper by Karen Rouse (January 22).  At…

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  • Super Bowl Emphasizes Transit

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    John Bobsin

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    Transportation plans for 2014’s Super Bowl are coming into closer focus as the February 2 date approaches for the massive event, to be held in East Rutherford, N.J.  The Super Bowl typically attracts high-roller patrons who can afford the hefty ticket prices, but this one will be different, according to reporting by Matt Flegenheimer in The…

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  • Tunnel Cancellation, “Bridgegate” Form Pattern: Report

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    John Bobsin

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    An extensive report on radio station WNYC (January 17) by Andrea Bernstein explores a number of events involving Port Authority budgets instigated by the New Jersey appointees on the Port Authority, notably Bill Baroni and David Wildstein. The report says that the decision by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to kill the ARC trans-Hudson rail tunnel several years…

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  • Riders Leave Money on MetroCards

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    John Bobsin

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    The MetroCard has become a popular way to use New York City’s transit services; in fact, for most riders, it’s the only practical way to ride subways and buses.  Riders pay in advance to load cards with money, then use it up as they make trips.   But what happens to money that is still…

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  • Amtrak Trains to Make an Extra Stop at Secaucus Station for the Super Bowl

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    Donald Winship

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    Amtrak reported today that it would stop selected Northeast Corridor and Keystone trains at Secaucus Station on Sunday, February 2nd, for the Super Bowl game.  At Secaucus, customers will be able to take special shuttle trains operated by New Jersey Transit (NJT) to the Meadowlands Station, adjacent to the stadium.  This marks the first time…

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  • Cuomo Backs Hell Gate Transit Plan

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    John Bobsin

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    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in his State of the State address on January 8, included a proposal for Metro-North service from the Bronx to New York Penn Station via the Hell Gate Bridge, a possibility that Metro-North and its parent MTA  has been studying for years.  Cuomo was unequivocal in his address, saying that it…

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  • New Brunswick Storage Yard Advances

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    John Bobsin

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    NJ Transit, in efforts to avoid equipment damage such as occurred with Hurricane Sandy, on January 8th approved engineering contracts for its plan to build and expand storage yards in the New Brunswick area, according to reporting by Mike Frassinelli in the Star-Ledger (January 9).  The Sandy disaster unfolded after NJT stored equipment in yards…

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