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Category: Hoboken

  • A Hoboken Cure for the Midtown Woes

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    Donald Winship

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    Does it seem like almost every other day that there is a delay on trains to New York?  Based on data from NJ Transit’s e-mail alerts, there have been delays, more often than every third day, reported to this rider, whose home station is Mount Tabor, on the M&E Line west of Morristown!  In the 92 days from Oct.…

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  • Quiet Cars Coming to Midday Hoboken Trains

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    Donald Winship

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    In a move members of our organization have been calling for recently, NJ Transit has announced the expansion of its Quiet Commute program outside of rush hours according to a report from Mike Frassinelli. The trial program will begin with midday trains to and from Hoboken Terminal, on weekdays staring May 5. The quiet car…

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  • A Hoboken Cure for the Midtown Woes

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    Donald Winship

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    Opinion Does it seem like almost every other day that there is a delay on trains to New York? Based on data from NJ Transit’s e-mail alerts, there have been delays, more often than every third day, reported to this rider, whose home station is Mount Tabor, on the M&E Line west of Morristown! In the 92 days from…

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  • Report from the Chair, Mar./Apr. 2014

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    Donald Winship

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    Everybody knows that New York’s Penn Station (NYP) is crowded with commuters during peak-commuting hours, and we have a way to reduce demand for those scarce seats that will not require any capital investment.  We call on New Jersey Transit to restore reduced “off-peak” rail fares, and to implement fare policies that will make it…

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  • Hoboken Terminal Coming Back, One Piece at a Time

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    David Peter Alan

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    Hoboken Terminal is slowly coming back, following mold contamination due to severe flooding damage from Hurricane Sandy more than one year ago.  The waiting room, with its historic benches, reopened on November 18th.  Now, the ticket office and some of the eateries in the station have reopened, as well.  Some of the stores are still…

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  • Hoboken Waiting Room Reopens

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    John Bobsin

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    NJ Transit has reopened the historic waiting room at Hoboken Terminal; a visit on Monday, November 19 at 5 p.m. confirmed that the terminal has reopened.  The most recent reporting on the subject, just a few days ago, forecast the reopening before winter weather sets in; apparently, NJT has been able to beat those predictions. …

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  • Hoboken Waiting Room Closed—Restrooms Open

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    John Bobsin

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    NJT has announced that the waiting area in the main waiting room at Hoboken will be closed for several months starting Monday, October 7, at 9 a.m.; restrooms will remain open, with alternative access.  Since the waiting room was flooded in Hurricane Sandy almost a year ago, the historic benches have been closed, with alternative…

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  • Hoboken Recovery: Restrooms to Reopen

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    John Bobsin

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    It’s been almost 10 months since Hurricane Sandy devastated NJ Transit’s operations.  Nearly all trains have since returned, but at the railroad’s iconic Hoboken terminal, things are far from normal.  The storm flooded the main waiting room and its restrooms have been out of service ever since; passengers are directed to hard-to-find replacements.  For months, the…

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  • NJT Says 97% of Hoboken Trains Will Be Running by March 24

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    David Peter Alan

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    New Jersey Transit says that 97% of the level of service to and from Hoboken Terminal that ran before Hurricane Sandy flooded the facility last fall will be running by March 24th.  Timetables effective March 24 can now be downloaded from the NJT web site.  The same document from NJT also said that the rest…

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  • Hoboken Terminal Building Closed

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    Donald Winship

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    Less than two days after PATH train service returned to Hoboken, New Jersey Transit’s historic terminal has been closed to the public.  Informed sources say that it was closed because of mold contamination from flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy.  Notices posted on the doors to the station waiting room say that the building has been…

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