Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

  • Super Bowl Emphasizes Transit

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    John Bobsin

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    Transportation plans for 2014’s Super Bowl are coming into closer focus as the February 2 date approaches for the massive event, to be held in East Rutherford, N.J.  The Super Bowl typically attracts high-roller patrons who can afford the hefty ticket prices, but this one will be different, according to reporting by Matt Flegenheimer in The…

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  • Tunnel Cancellation, “Bridgegate” Form Pattern: Report

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    John Bobsin

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    An extensive report on radio station WNYC (January 17) by Andrea Bernstein explores a number of events involving Port Authority budgets instigated by the New Jersey appointees on the Port Authority, notably Bill Baroni and David Wildstein. The report says that the decision by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to kill the ARC trans-Hudson rail tunnel several years…

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  • Riders Leave Money on MetroCards

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    John Bobsin

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    The MetroCard has become a popular way to use New York City’s transit services; in fact, for most riders, it’s the only practical way to ride subways and buses.  Riders pay in advance to load cards with money, then use it up as they make trips.   But what happens to money that is still…

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  • Amtrak Trains to Make an Extra Stop at Secaucus Station for the Super Bowl

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    Donald Winship

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    Amtrak reported today that it would stop selected Northeast Corridor and Keystone trains at Secaucus Station on Sunday, February 2nd, for the Super Bowl game.  At Secaucus, customers will be able to take special shuttle trains operated by New Jersey Transit (NJT) to the Meadowlands Station, adjacent to the stadium.  This marks the first time…

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  • Cuomo Backs Hell Gate Transit Plan

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    John Bobsin

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    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in his State of the State address on January 8, included a proposal for Metro-North service from the Bronx to New York Penn Station via the Hell Gate Bridge, a possibility that Metro-North and its parent MTA  has been studying for years.  Cuomo was unequivocal in his address, saying that it…

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  • New Brunswick Storage Yard Advances

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    John Bobsin

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    NJ Transit, in efforts to avoid equipment damage such as occurred with Hurricane Sandy, on January 8th approved engineering contracts for its plan to build and expand storage yards in the New Brunswick area, according to reporting by Mike Frassinelli in the Star-Ledger (January 9).  The Sandy disaster unfolded after NJT stored equipment in yards…

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  • 1000 Stranded by Downed Wire

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    John Bobsin

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    On the coldest night of the year, 1000 riders on a packed rush-hour NJ Transit train from New York to New Brunswick got no farther than a little beyond Newark on Tuesday evening, January 7, after an overhead wire fell on the train.  Heat and main lighting immediately failed, and the train sat from 6:15 p.m.…

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  • Reverse Kearny – A Step In The Right Direction Or A Waste of Money?

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    Donald Winship

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    Among the so-called Sandy Mitigation/Recovery proposals is a project known as Reverse Kearny, known by New Jersey Transit as the “Westbound Waterfront Connection.” Between Newark and Secaucus Transfer, there is the point where eastbound trains on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) can either continue to Penn Station, New York or divert to Hoboken Terminal via the…

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  • Rider vs. Ticket Vending Machine

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    Donald Winship

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    Living in suburban New Jersey without a car has never been easy. So when I received an invitation to a party halfway across the state—from Parsippany to Jackson Township—I knew I had my work cut out for me. What I didn’t expect was that the humble Ticket Vending Machine (TVM) would cause me trouble. First…

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  • Report from the Chair, Mar./Apr. 2014

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    Donald Winship

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    Everybody knows that New York’s Penn Station (NYP) is crowded with commuters during peak-commuting hours, and we have a way to reduce demand for those scarce seats that will not require any capital investment.  We call on New Jersey Transit to restore reduced “off-peak” rail fares, and to implement fare policies that will make it…

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