Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Author: Donald Winship

  • Severe Service Disruptions Plague Northeast Corridor Line, Affecting M&E Line Riders

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    John Bobsin

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    Three severe service disruptions in as many days made commuting difficult for New Jersey rail riders on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, June 21st, 22nd, and 23d.  Although the difficulties originated on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Line, some commuters and other riders on the Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, and Gladstone Lines were affected.  These lines use NEC…

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  • NJT Bucks Trend; Orders High-Floor Buses

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    John Bobsin

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    New Jersey Transit has ordered 158 high-floor buses, in contrast to other transit providers, which have switched to low-floor buses.  The low-floor models do not require riders to climb four steps when bording.  Low-floor buses have won praise within the transit industry, because it is easy for riders in wheelchairs, or with other disabilities, to…

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  • Coalition Calls for Expanding “Quiet Commute Cars” to All Trains, at All Times

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    John Bobsin

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    The Lackawanna Coalition passed a resolution, at its June 27th meeting, calling on New Jersey Transit to expand its popular “Quiet Commute Car” program to all trains, including those running on weekends and outside traditional commuting hours on weekdays. NJT began running the quiet cars on New York trains last year and expanded the program…

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  • Midday Trains on Gladstone Line Suspended This Summer

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    John Bobsin

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    Weekday trains scheduled for midday hours are not running on the Gladstone Line this summer, due to a tie-replacement project.  Buses are running between Summit and Gladstone on a similar schedule, but the buses leave Gladstone earlier than the trains they replace.  Weekend trains are not affected this year.  The outage began on June 20th…

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  • Coalition Calls for Affordable Trans-Hudson Project

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    John Bobsin

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    Coalition Calls for Affordable Trans-Hudson Project, As Feds Demand “ARC” Money Back from NJT Just as the Lackawanna Coalition made the case in New England for an affordable project that would bring a new rail tunnel into New York’s Penn Station to improve regional connectivity, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) reiterated its demand that New…

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  • Coalition Endorses Proposal for “Affordable ARC Now—Not Later”

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    John Bobsin

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    The Lackawanna Coalition has passed a resolution in support of building “An Affordable ARC Project Now—Not Later”.  The organization calls on the state commissioner of transportation and the executive director of New Jersey Transit (NJT) to implement plans that would expand and modernize Northeast Corridor (NEC) capacity while drawing only on $6.4 billion in existing…

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  • Coalition Helps Connect New England by Rail

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    John Bobsin

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    “We CAN Connect New England by Rail” was the theme of a conference held in New Haven on April 29, and members of the Lackawanna Coalition helped with the effort.  This writer moderated a panel on “Connecting New England with South of New York”.  Technical Director Joseph M. Clift described our proposal for building a…

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  • Dual-Mode Locomotives Make Their Debut

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    John Bobsin

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    NJT has unveiled its first ALP-45 dual-mode locomotive.  The engines will be able to run under electric wire and will also run on diesel fuel for nonelectrified operation.  They may be used to provide through service to Penn Station from points west of Dover on the Morris & Essex Line and west of Montclair on…

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  • Low-Floor Buses Are Coming to Morris County

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    Donald Winship

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    Morris County bus riders may soon have to climb only one step to board a local bus, rather than four.  NJT has ordered low-floor-boarding buses, which will soon appear in Morris County and the Atlantic City area.  People with disabilities can board these buses more easily than conventional buses.  The buses are popular in many…

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  • Quiet Commute Cars Come to Hoboken

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    Donald Winship

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    New Jersey Transit has announced that the car nearest to Hoboken on every peak-hour train will be a Quiet Commute Car, effective June 1st.  Cell phone use will be prohibited on those cars, and conversations must be kept at low volume.  Quiet Commite cars will be designated on all Morris & Essex, Gladstone Branch, and…

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