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Gladstone Service Disrupted, But NJT Says It Will Be Back on Monday

August 24, 2013

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No Bus Service Offered West of Bernardsville Service on the western end of the Gladstone Branch was disrupted Thursday by a washout between Bernardsville and Far Hills. Trains were delayed and terminated at Bernardsville. On Thursday, substitute bus service was provided so customers could get to Far Hills, Pepack, and Gladstone. NJTransit has said that…

Who We Are

July 31, 2013

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The Lackawanna Coalition is an independent nonprofit organization that advocates for better service on the Morris & Essex (M&E) and Montclair-Boonton rail lines operated by New Jersey Transit, as well as on connecting transportation. The Coalition was founded in 1979 by commuters in Millburn who were deeply concerned about the quality of their rail service.…

NJT Will Offer WiFi on Trains, but It Won’t Be Free

June 14, 2013

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Customer Experience

The New Jersey Transit Board voted at its meeting on June 12th to partner with Cablevision to install and offer WiFi service at stations and on trains. The system should be completed sometime in 2016. Cablevision will charge customers for use of the system, except that it will be included in the service that it…

Dual-Power Locomotives Run into Penn Station

March 5, 2013

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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…

Are the Trains We Had before Hurricane Sandy Coming Back Next Month?

February 22, 2013

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Service Cuts & Restorations

New Jersey Transit says that rail service to and from Penn Station runs as frequently as it did before Superstorm Sandy struck, but Hoboken service has not returned to that level. NJT Executive Director James W. Weinstein said that he expects the prestorm level of service to return to Hoboken with the next timetable change,…

NJT Executive Director Blames Sandy Indirectly for Service Outage during Snowstorm

February 22, 2013

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Service Disruptions

NJT Executive Director James W. Weinstein indirectly blamed the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy for a shutdown of rail service on the Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, and Gladstone Lines during the snowstorm on Friday and Saturday, February 8th and 9th. He said that, with the Mason Substation out of service and only a substation in Summit…

Coalition Calls on NJT to Overhaul Electrically-Powered Cars

February 22, 2013

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Budget

The Coalition has called on New Jersey Transit to overhaul the 230 electrically-powered Arrow III Electric Multiple-Unit (EMU) cars it owns and to cut back on on its purchase of multilevel cars from Bombardier. The “Arrows” were manufactured in 1978 and were once the primary cars used on the M&E and other electrified lines at…

Grand Central Terminal Celebrates 100th Birthday!

February 3, 2013

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Grand Central Terminal

On Friday, February 1st, Grand Central Terminal (GCT) celebrated 100 years as a great place to arrive in Midtown Manhattan. The current terminal replaced an earlier station on the same site, fronting on East 42d Street. Today, it is the terminal for Metro-North trains from Westchester and Duchess Counties, and as far north as Poughkeepsie,…

NJT Posts New Rail Schedules without Notice

January 11, 2013

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Schedules & Service

New Jersey Transit has just posted new schedules for all rail lines to their web site, as service takes another step toward returning to pre-Sandy levels. The new weekday schedules take effect this Monday. There are improvements on the Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, and Gladstone lines, although there are still some serious gaps in service, and…

Report Warned NJ Transit Officials of Flood Risk

December 26, 2012

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Studies & Statistics

The article quoted here was posted to Northjersey.com. The quotation is posted here as a matter of interest. A report on climate change completed for NJ Transit months before superstorm Sandy struck New Jersey urged the agency to begin planning for higher storm surges that could envelop rail yards, destroy track beds and corrode switches,…

Gladstone Service Disrupted, But NJT Says It Will Be Back on Monday

Who We Are

NJT Will Offer WiFi on Trains, but It Won’t Be Free

Dual-Power Locomotives Run into Penn Station

Are the Trains We Had before Hurricane Sandy Coming Back Next Month?

NJT Executive Director Blames Sandy Indirectly for Service Outage during Snowstorm

Coalition Calls on NJT to Overhaul Electrically-Powered Cars

Grand Central Terminal Celebrates 100th Birthday!

NJT Posts New Rail Schedules without Notice

Report Warned NJ Transit Officials of Flood Risk

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