Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Month: July 2023

  • Museum for a Day

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    NJ Transit recently donated an ALP-44 electric locomotive (No. 4424) to the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey. Although this is not a terribly old rail car, it is historic in that it represents both the first electric locomotives purchased new by the state of New Jersey and the first time the agency had…

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  • TigerTrain: A Recent Proposal for the Princeton Dinky

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    David Peter Alan

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    At its June 26 meeting, the Lackawanna Coalition learned about a plan for the Princeton Dinky, the short branch that NJ Transit runs as a shuttle between Princeton Junction on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) line and the vicinity of the Princeton University campus, first suggested in May 2021, but ignored by decision-makers. The proposal comes…

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  • NJ Transit Accessibility Forum

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Semiannual accessibility forum is becoming a routine matter at NJ Transit—but not so routine that publicity can be neglected. The latest was on Tuesday, June 27, the day after our June meeting, and attendance was dismal or worse. A few folks attended remotely by Zoom, another handful or two in person in Newark. We had…

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  • Report from the Chair

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Summer has started with hot weather and the occasional storm, bringing a few downed trees to disrupt our travel. NJ Transit unveiled the beginning of its sustainability plan, and even as we are glad to see such a document from the agency, we note that it’s “broad strokes”/conceptual, and we need more and better from…

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  • Coach USA Cuts Newark Buses

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    We are a rail organization. However, we know that riders often connect to rail through their local bus (or in a more sustainable world with better schedules, they would do so), and bus connections to Newark rail stations are tangential to our immediate purview. We have followed the Newark NewBus plan, which ignored contract lines…

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  • No Changes for NJT Budget; $12M for Private Bus Carriers

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    New Jersey’s budget for Fiscal 2024, which starts on July 1st, was approved on the last day of June. This year’s budget approval process was not long and drawn out with government shutdown looming. Although there were debates over certain items, e.g., the tax rebate for seniors, the Legislature passed the budget on time. At…

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  • A New NJT Headquarters?

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    commentary Recently it was reported that NJ Transit is going to move its headquarters from its owned building on one side of Newark Penn Station to leased space on the other side of the station. We were flummoxed to hear this—generally speaking, owing one’s “home” is not only considered the American Dream, but also gives…

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  • Using SEPTA’s Senior Key Card

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    John Bobsin

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    Interstate Senior Fares? Seniors et al. can obtain a Senior Key Card valid for free riding in SEPTA within Pennsylvania. This leads to the question of just what seniors have to pay on SEPTA trains that cross the state line, to Trenton, West Trenton, and Delaware. (Side issue: once I met a Pennsylvania resident who…

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