Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

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  • Station Inspection Form

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    We are reviving our past practice of station inspections and will be compiling results to bring to the attention of NJ Transit, both concerns and compliments. We encourage folks to submit their findings.

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  • AmeriStar Rail: More Service on the NEC, Rail Plans for LaGuardia

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    As we learned at our November, meeting, there could be a lot more trains on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) with AmeriStar Rail’s operating plan (www.ameristarrail.com/impact). Chief Operating Officer Scott R. Spencer presented that plan to us, saying that the NEC is currently underutilized. The restructured plan for intercity trains would not affect NJ Transit (including…

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  • Accomplishments over the Past Year

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    testified (both David Peter Alan and Sally Jane Gellert) at Transit Equity Day, Feb. 4, hearings organized by the Labor Network for Sustainability, stressing the needs of the transit-dependent and the value of public transit for a healthy environment encouraged NJ Transit to open its larger stations as vaccination sites, which they did in August…

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  • Resolved: We Call for Permanent Federal Operating Support for Transit

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    At a meeting of the Lackawanna Coalition held at Millburn, New Jersey and by telephone conference on October 25, 2021, the following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant changes in travel patterns in the United States, including reduced commuting on New Jersey Transit (NJT) and similar railroads that formerly served…

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  • Secaucus to Meadowlands Transitway

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    At the added August board meeting, a concept/design contract for this project, which began in April with an Innovation Challenge. The goal is to improve transit between Secaucus Junction and the Meadowlands complex. We question spending $3.5 million for the study—for that, we could surely have weekend service to Montclair State!—but given the approval, hope…

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  • Resolved: 2 Statements from the Coalition

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    Our August meeting was productive; we had been talking about a few issues on which we were able to come to resolution, and we approved two statements: Regional Fare Cards: Not So Fast! We are concerned about recent suggestions to have NJ Transit accept regional fare cards, despite the convenience for most riders, as we…

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  • RUN Conference

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    On Friday, October 15th, from 1 to 5 p.m., the Rail Users’ Network hosts a regional miniconference focussing on Midwestern rail. They hope to host the long-delayed Newark conference in person in Spring 2022, with the Lackawanna Coalition as local advocacy partner and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Association as host. Keep watching for details!

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  • Hearings on N.Y.C. Congestion Pricing

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    Congestion-pricing hearings are being planned from midSeptember to midOctober, all virtual:  The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) and New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) today announced they will hold 13 public meetings between Thursday, Sept. 23, and Wednesday, Oct. 13, on the proposed Central Business District…

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  • Welcome to the Coalition!

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    The button above will take you to a full list of “ABCs” (Alternatives, Back-Ups, and Contingencies) for all NJ Transit rail lines. Get home, or to your other destination, safely! This button will take you to NJ Transit’s information pages for both regular riders (commuters and others) and match-goers. They’ve got info for each train…

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