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… Continue Reading AmeriStar Rail: More Service on the NEC, Rail Plans for LaGuardia
The Lackawanna Coalition and the N.J. Rail Passengers’ Association have both argued that the proposed “Customer Advocate” position in the NJ Transit reform… Continue Reading Report from the Chair, Jan./Feb. 2022
testified (both David Peter Alan and Sally Jane Gellert) at Transit Equity Day, Feb. 4, hearings organized by the Labor Network for Sustainability,… Continue Reading Accomplishments over the Past Year
At the October NJ Transit board meeting, I commented on the difficulty of finding information on agenda items in order to make meaningful… Continue Reading Report from the Chair, Nov./Dec. 2021
Portal North Bridge Is Out of Money Already! Stop the presses, NJ Transit Board members, please wake up! The $1.56 billion Portal North… Continue Reading NJT Board Members: Wake Up!
At the added August board meeting, a concept/design contract for this project, which began in April with an Innovation Challenge. The goal is… Continue Reading Secaucus to Meadowlands Transitway
Our August meeting was productive; we had been talking about a few issues on which we were able to come to resolution, and… Continue Reading Resolved: 2 Statements from the Coalition
On August 23rd we once again met in person at Millburn Town Hall, where we had an informative presentation from Josh Crandall of… Continue Reading Report from the Chair: Sept./Oct. 2021
Our June meeting was unique—a throwback to prepandemic times, as we met in person for the first time since our hybrid meting in… Continue Reading Report from the Chair—July/Aug. 2021