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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
Our August meeting was productive; we had been talking about a few issues on which we were able to come to resolution, and… Continue Reading Resolved: 2 Statements from the Coalition
On Friday, October 15th, from 1 to 5 p.m., the Rail Users’ Network hosts a regional miniconference focussing on Midwestern rail. They hope to… Continue Reading RUN Conference
