Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

  • NJT Restroom Stinks, Riders Say

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    John Bobsin

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    One problem faced by NJT rail riders is finding clean restrooms before, during, and after their journeys.  Few stations have toilet facilities at all, outside of major terminals; those that do are often closed outside of commuting hours; and toilets on-board trains are legendary places to be avoided if at all possible.  Even some major…

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  • NJT Will Offer WiFi on Trains, but It Won’t Be Free

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    Donald Winship

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    The New Jersey Transit Board voted at its meeting on June 12th to partner with Cablevision to install and offer WiFi service at stations and on trains.  The system should be completed sometime in 2016.  Cablevision will charge customers for use of the system, except that it will be included in the service that it…

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  • Bill Would Cut Bergen Fares

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    John Bobsin

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    A proposed law to reduce NJ Transit fares for some Bergen County riders was released on June 10 by the State Assembly Transportation Committee.  The bill would rescind a fare increase, effective March 1, that affected certain stations on the Main, Bergen, and Pascack Valley Lines.  NJ Transit said that fare increases on those lines were…

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  • Peak Miles: Young Americans Drive Less

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    John Bobsin

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    While energy experts worry that world production of oil has already peaked—”peak oil”—a different phenomenon may eventually require less oil in the U.S.: younger Americans are driving less, according to reporting by John Schwartz in The New York Times (May 14).  The main source is a report by the U.S. advocacy group U.S. PIRG; author…

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  • Media Questions NJT Sandy Response Anew

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    John Bobsin

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    A month-long investigation by New York public radio station WNYC, New Jersey Public Radio, and The (Bergen) Record newspaper has resulted in extensive reporting questioning NJ Transit’s response to Hurricane Sandy, which struck the region on October 29, 2012.  The report contrasts the extensive damage suffered by NJT in comparison with the generally minor damage…

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  • NJT Plans Track Improvements at Summit

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    John Bobsin

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    On NJ Transit’s Morris & Essex lines, the busiest stations are Newark Broad Street and Summit; both have 3 station tracks and 2 platforms, and when several trains arrive at once, a traffic jam can ensue, particularly if 1 or more trains are running behind schedule.  Summit can be particularly bothersome, as some trains “turn…

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  • Subway to Secaucus Engineering Report Issued

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    John Bobsin

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    Plans to extend the New York City Transit No. 7 subway line, which runs between Flushing and Times Square in Manhattan, onward to NJ Transit’s Secaucus Junction transfer station have surfaced again.  The idea was first proposed more than 2 years ago by Mayor Bloomberg’s administration; then-chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Joseph Lhota dismissed…

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  • NJT Says 97% of Hoboken Trains Will Be Running by March 24

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    David Peter Alan

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    New Jersey Transit says that 97% of the level of service to and from Hoboken Terminal that ran before Hurricane Sandy flooded the facility last fall will be running by March 24th.  Timetables effective March 24 can now be downloaded from the NJT web site.  The same document from NJT also said that the rest…

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  • NJT Analogizes Weather Emergencies to Terrorism When It Comes to Preparedness

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    David Peter Alan

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    New Jersey Transit management has refused to disclose information regarding its plans for hurricane preparedness, telling the Lackawanna Coalition that storm preparations are considered part of an “All Hazard Planning Process” that includes planning concerning “terrorism issues”.  The Coalition had requested a copy of NJT’s plan to deal with severe storms, in light of the…

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  • Super Bowl Prompts Secaucus Upgrades

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    John Bobsin

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    Since service to the Meadowlands Sports Complex begain in 2009, business has been booming.  This is according to NJ Transit, which operates rail service from Hoboken via Secaucus to the Meadowlands station, but only when major sports or other events are happening.  Enter the Super Bowl, scheduled for the Meadowlands in February 2014.  How many…

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