Latest Arrivals – Lackawanna Coalition

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Sally Jane Gellert

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As this issue was being put to bed, I saw Colleen Wilson‘s Sept. 1 article in the Asbury Park Press with details of the NJ Transit budget and results for FIFA: income and expenses were broken down by category, with a sentence or 2 explaining the difference: parts expenditures were lower than expected because they…

25 Years Ago: Railroads, Transit, and First Responders on 9/11

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David Peter Alan

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It was a day nobody alive at the time will ever forget. Both buildings of the World Trade Center were attacked and brought down, using airplanes loaded with fuel as weapons. In a sense, the Lower Manhattan Financial District never recovered, and much of the business activity that once took place there moved to Midtown…

FIFA: NJT Performs Well, but Money Questions Remain

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David Peter Alan

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The FIFA World Cup Football tournament is over, and NJ Transit apparently performed well on the operating side, although questions remain about ridership and revenue on the special trains for the fans. There was a great deal of apprehension because of the disaster that followed the Super Bowl game in 2014, when it took hours…

Taking Transit to Trails with NJ Transit

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Daniel Chazin

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NJ Transit’s Transit to Trails web page, www.NJTransit.com/trails, states that it “gives everyone the ability to access over 40 parks in all 21 New Jersey counties via our bus, light rail, rail, or Access Link services”. In fact, very few New Jersey parks can be accessed via public transit, and the transit-accessible ones are primarily…

Rail Users’ Network Spring 2026 Conference

October 24, 2026

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Vito Havrilla

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“Rail News and Rumors: The Latest Buzz Passenger Rail/Rail Transit” At the Rail Users’ Network Spring 2026 Conference, RUN Chairperson Richard Rudolph gave the opening remarks and introduction. He highlighted the 13.5% reduction in Amtrak funding. The Fall conference’s agenda will include how to be more effective rail advocates. First up was a panel discussion,…

Report from the Chair – July/August 2026

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Sally Jane Gellert

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This has been a stressful month for all of us, between the heat, the storms knocking down branches and even large trees, widespread complaints about our nation’s official birthday celebrations losing focus on the founding history, and whatever our own personal stressors might be. However, it did start out on a good note for the…

Storms KO Fourth of July Weekend Service on Much of NJ Transit; M&E Last Line to Recover Fully

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David Peter Alan

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In the midst of one of the hottest spells in recent memory, violent storms on Friday, July 3 knocked out service on many of New Jersey Transit’s (NJT’s) rail lines. The service disruptions continued through the holiday and into the following week. The last line to recover completely was the Morris & Essex (M&E) Line,…

NJ Transit Runs Special Schedules and Charges Special Fares for the FIFA World Cup Tournament

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David Peter Alan

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It has been an “all hands on deck” situation for NJ Transit as the FIFA World Cup “soccer” (as Americans and Canadians call the game) or “football” (as people elsewhere call it) matches are played at the Meadowlands. The schedule calls for 4 weekday matches and 4 others on weekend days to be played there,…

June 10, 1996: The Day “Midtown Direct” Service Changed Commuting and Other Trips on the M&E

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David Peter Alan

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Until June 10, 1996, riders on the Morris & Essex (M&E) Line, including Montclair and Gladstone Branches, could get to New York City only by taking a train to the historic Lackawanna Railroad terminal at Hoboken and changing for a PATH train to Manhattan. The railroad had once run ferries, but they were discontinued in…

RUN Conference

April 5, 2026

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Vito Havrilla

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