In a time of general belt-tightening, New Jersey Transit’s operating budget will increase. The State’s budget for the next fiscal year, which begins… Continue Reading NJT Operating Budget to Increase
Three officers of the Lackawanna Coalition will speak at the We CAN Connect New England by Rail conference to be held at the New… Continue Reading Coalition Officers to Speak at New England Rail Conference
January 2011 was NJ Transit’s worst month for train delays in 6 years, since January 2005, according to Mike Frassinelli, writing in the… Continue Reading Winter Aggravates Train Delays
The Amtrak plan would build new rail tunnels into the existing Penn Station, with new tracks to be built between 30th and 31st… Continue Reading Lackawanna Coalition Gives Mixed Review to Amtrak “Gateway” Plan
US Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, both New Jersey Democrats, said in a press release on Sunday, February 6, that they now… Continue Reading NJ Senators Back “Gateway” Tunnel
Now that NJT’s new trans-Hudson tunnel is dead, the Long Island Rail Road is planning to upgrade and modernize its passenger facilities in… Continue Reading LIRR Plans Penn Station Concourse Modernization
NJT will rehabilitate 170 “Arrow III” electric cars. The project wil cost $15.6 million, or between $91,000 and $92,000 per car. The cars… Continue Reading New Jersey Transit to Rehabilitate Electric Rail Cars
The NJT Board of Directors has approved the hiring of the Washington lobbying and law firm of Patton Boggs, LLC, to defend the… Continue Reading Coalition Objects to Potentially High Legal Bill for NJT
New Jersey Transit is considering privatizing up to 60% of the parking facilities it now operates and has requested proposals from interested operators;… Continue Reading NJT Proposes Privatized Station Parking
According to a press release from TransitCenter, Inc. (a nonprofit provider of commuter benefit programs), a provision in the 2009 federal stimulus bill… Continue Reading Commuter Tax Benefit to Decrease Under Present Law