New Jersey Transit’s rail riders got through four days without their trains, due to a work stoppage called by the Brotherhood of Locomotive… Continue Reading NJ Transit and its Riders Endure Brief Work Stoppage by Engineers
Saturday, June 7 was a cloudy day with rain showers; appropriate weather for the last day of service at a station that had… Continue Reading Remembering Kingsland Station (1870-2025)
This fall has been relatively quiet transitwise in New Jersey so far; we made comments to the New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA)… Continue Reading Report from the Chair (Sept/Oct)
Two unrelated events occurred almost simultaneously at New York’s Penn Station on Wednesday, August 27, although both were rail-related. One was the inaugural… Continue Reading Two Unrelated Events at Penn Station on the Same Day
The Rail Users’ Network (RUN) is observing its 25th anniversary this year. RUN was founded in 2000 as a spinoff from the Amtrak… Continue Reading Coming November 14: RUN’s 25th Anniversary Conference
The Rail Users’ Network held its spring conference Friday, May 16, 2025: “Mixed Bag: New Transit Starts and Fiscal Cliff Service Cuts: What… Continue Reading RUN Conference Spring 2025: New Starts and Service Cuts
We have had the honor of having NJT Customer Advocate Franck Beaumin join our meetings as a guest to observe and take notes… Continue Reading News from the Customer Advocate
In light of the Interstate 80 closures, NJ Transit reduced fares for riders west of Dover. We, of course, appreciate this action to… Continue Reading Service West of Dover
The New Jersey Legislature provides 4 sessions for public input on the state budget. For Fiscal Year 2026, the Lackawanna Coalition presented their… Continue Reading Lackawanna Coalition at New Jersey Budget Hearings
The biggest change for the Lackawanna Coalition this month is the temporary relocation of our meetings to the Summit Public Library while Millburn… Continue Reading Report from the Chair – May 2025