Month: August 2026

This has been a stressful month for all of us, between the heat, the storms knocking down branches and even large trees, widespread complaints about our nation’s official birthday celebrations losing focus on the founding history, and whatever our own personal stressors might be. However, it did start out on a good note for the…

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In the midst of one of the hottest spells in recent memory, violent storms on Friday, July 3 knocked out service on many of New Jersey Transit’s (NJT’s) rail lines.  The service disruptions continued through the holiday and into the following week.  The last line to recover completely was the Morris & Essex (M&E) Line,…

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It has been an “all hands on deck” situation for NJ Transit as the FIFA World Cup “soccer” (as Americans and Canadians call the game) or “football” (as people elsewhere call it) matches are played at the Meadowlands.  The schedule calls for 4 weekday matches and 4 others on weekend days to be played there,…

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Until June 10, 1996, riders on the Morris & Essex (M&E) Line, including Montclair and Gladstone Branches, could get to New York City only by taking a train to the historic Lackawanna Railroad terminal at Hoboken and changing for a PATH train to Manhattan.  The railroad had once run ferries, but they were discontinued in…

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