On Friday November 14th, 2025 the Rail Users’ Network held its Fall Conference, An Update – keeping you informed in the world of… Continue Reading RUN Conference

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This past month has been one of the coldest in New Jersey in quite some time, with lots of snow—February’s storm was the… Continue Reading Report from the Chair – March/April 2026

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The Lackawanna Coalition considers its geographic purview to include lines that were once part of the Lackawanna Railroad, even if they are located… Continue Reading PennDOT Talks about Passenger Trains to Scranton again

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Amtrak’s Wolverine service in Michigan, which runs between Chicago and Pontiac through Detroit, has not been doing very well lately.  There have been… Continue Reading Amtrak Strands Sight-Impaired Campers in Michigan; Advocates Fume in Response

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An Unintended Preview of Things to Come If you are old enough to remember what commuting and/or occasional trips to the City were… Continue Reading Back to the Future

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The new Portal North Bridge located west of Secaucus Station is essentially ready for service, and NJ Transit has plans to start using… Continue Reading Portal North Bridge Cutover Brings Schedule Changes Later This Winter

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Our state has a lot of Revolutionary history to celebrate this year.  European settlers first landed on the Atlantic coast before moving across… Continue Reading NJ Transit Offers “Jersey Journeys”

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As we welcome 2026, we enter the nation’s 250th anniversary year, and for many of us it is way different than we ever… Continue Reading Report from the Chair – January/February 2026

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On Saturday 11 October 2025, a group of Lackawanna Coalition members took the train to Port Jervis, New York. We decided upon this… Continue Reading Lackawanna Coalition goes to Port Jervis

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Late in October, we learned of a Millburn project honoring the country’s 250th birthday, and were pleased to be offered a chance to… Continue Reading Report from the Chair (Nov-Dec 2025)

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