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advocating for rail passengers since 1979

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  • Station Inspection Form

    February 26, 2022

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    We are reviving our past practice of station inspections and will be compiling results to bring to the attention of NJ Transit, both… Continue Reading Station Inspection Form

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  • From Florida on Valentine’s Day

    February 14, 2022

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    Member Gary Kazin, a “snowbird” who winters in Florida and is an avid cyclist, sent in this report from his travels this past… Continue Reading From Florida on Valentine’s Day

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  • AmeriStar Rail: More Service on the NEC, Rail Plans for LaGuardia

    January 28, 2022

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    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

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  • Report from the Chair, Jan./Feb. 2022

    January 28, 2022

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    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

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  • Accomplishments over the Past Year

    January 28, 2022

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    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

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  • A Tribute to Mr. G.

    December 31, 2021

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Railgram

    We read in the Star-Ledger of the passing of Mr. Russell Graddy, “Mr. G.”, whom we had met in the course of his… Continue Reading A Tribute to Mr. G.

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  • Resolved: We Call for Permanent Federal Operating Support for Transit

    November 15, 2021

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    At a meeting of the Lackawanna Coalition held at Millburn, New Jersey and by telephone conference on October 25, 2021, the following resolution… Continue Reading Resolved: We Call for Permanent Federal Operating Support for Transit

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  • Report from the Chair, Nov./Dec. 2021

    November 15, 2021

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Railgram

    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

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  • NJT Board Members: Wake Up!

    November 15, 2021

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    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!

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  • Secaucus to Meadowlands Transitway

    September 12, 2021

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    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

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