The biggest train-related story since our last issue of the Railgram has to be the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. We… Continue Reading Report from the Chair, March/April 2023
After securing a $65 million deal to transfer the right-of-way of the former Greenwood Lake line to the nongovernmental organization Open Space Initiative,… Continue Reading Norfolk Southern Rips Up Tracks On Former Lower Greenwood Lake Line
On December 15th, I attended a virtual meeting of a Stakeholder Advisory Committee on the Essex2045 plan for the next 20 years of… Continue Reading Essex2045 Plan Moves Forward
A new year starts this month: my 3rd as Lackawanna Coalition chairperson, and NJ Transit Rail’s 41st. The Coalition has a new Web… Continue Reading Report from the Chair: Jan./Feb. 2023
At its Dec. 19th meeting, held a week early because of the Christmas holiday on Monday, Dec. 26th, the Lackawanna Coalition elected officers… Continue Reading Officer Elections Held at December Meeting
Lackawanna Coalition Chairperson Emeritus David Peter Alan will be speaking at the Light Rail 2022 conference, presented by Railway Age and RT&S in… Continue Reading Former LC Chair Is Closing Speaker at Boston Conference
Our Website update had the unexpected consequence of knocking our forum offline temporarily—we are getting that restored to its old spot on the… Continue Reading Report from the Chair
On October 24, David Antonio, Director of Planning for Essex County, came to the Lackawanna Coalition meeting to present Essex County’s “Essex 2045”… Continue Reading Essex County Transportation Plan 2045 Comes to Lackawanna Coalition
From the early 1970s, Maureen Ogden was greatly interested in environmental issues. She was a member of the Citizens League for Environmental Action… Continue Reading Remembering Maureen Ogden
On Friday, August 12th, the Lackawanna Coalition, along with members from SCDRTAC, made an inspection trip on the North Jersey Coast Line. The… Continue Reading From Newark to Bay Head: LC Inspection Trip on the NJCL