NJT has unveiled its first ALP-45 dual-mode locomotive. The engines will be able to run under electric wire and will also run on… Continue Reading Dual-Mode Locomotives Make Their Debut
Morris County bus riders may soon have to climb only one step to board a local bus, rather than four. NJT has ordered… Continue Reading Low-Floor Buses Are Coming to Morris County
New Jersey Transit has announced that the car nearest to Hoboken on every peak-hour train will be a Quiet Commute Car, effective June… Continue Reading Quiet Commute Cars Come to Hoboken
Gov. Clhris Christie has proposed an increase ofr $43.2 million in New Jersey Transit’s operating budget for the next fiscal year, beginning July… Continue Reading Lackawanna Coalition Calls on NJT to Pass Benefits of Budget Increase on to Riders
Despite fare increases by New York’s Metropolitan Transportaiton Authority (the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, and local transit in New York City) that… Continue Reading Most NJT Fares Still Highest, Even After Fare Increase in New York
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