Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Category: NJT Management

  • NJT Debates Electric-Car Options

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    John Bobsin

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    NJ Transit has invested heavily in new passenger equipment in recent years; customers note the “multilevel” (double-deck) equipment in service on most lines, but the railroad has also purchased new diesel and electric locomotives, and most recently a fleet of “dual-mode” locomotives has begun arriving—these units can operate both as ordinary diesels or as electric…

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  • NJ Transit Cops Win Discrimination Suit

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    John Bobsin

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    NJ Transit has agreed to pay $5.8 million to 10 minority police officers as compensation for a string of racial insults and slurs delivered by former NJT Police chief Joseph Bober, who left NJT in 2009 after a previous discrimination lawsuit by a female lieutenant, who alleged sexual discrimination and was awarded $1.5 million in…

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  • NJ Transit to Consider Bringing Back Off-Peak Discounts

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    Donald Winship

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    This article is from the Star-Ledger, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Lackawanna Coalition NJ Transit officials are reconsidering an unpopular 2-year-old decision that ended discounts for rail passengers who ride during weekends and other off-peak hours. Coupled with an average fare hike of 22% in May 2010, off-peak riders who lost…

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  • NJT Bucks Trend; Orders High-Floor Buses

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    David Peter Alan

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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 boarding.  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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  • Sarles Named to Head D.C. Metro

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    Donald Winship

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    Former NJT Executive Director Richard Sarles has been named as the interim head of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA, otherwise known as “Metro”).  He begins his new job on April 1st.  He takes over the system in the wake of a serious accident last year and financial challenges, which many transit authorities face.…

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  • New Leadership Coming to NJ Transit

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    Donald Winship

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    Governor-elect Chris Christie has appointed new leaders for the New Jersey Department of Transportation and NJ Transit.  His choice for transportation commissioner is Jim Simpson, a New Yorker who was federal transit administrator in the Bush administration from 2006 until 2009.  Simpson is familiar with the ARC Project and other NJT capital projects, as well…

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