Latest Arrivals – Page 4 – Lackawanna Coalition

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David Peter Alan

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After 7 years, Kevin Corbett left NJ Transit on January 15 to take a position at Rutgers. His background concentrated on real estate and maritime transportation, rather than transit. His sometimes-controversial tenure at the agency got mixed reviews. With the help of Raymond P. Kenny (1950-2020), who came out of retirement as president of…

Congestion Pricing Comes to Manhattan

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David Peter Alan

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The toll was first collected on January 5, after a number of court cases in 3 U.S. District courts allowed it to proceed. The base rate is $9.00 for passenger automobiles starting at 5:00 a.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. on weekends, until 9:00 p.m. daily. The night rate is $2.25, and there is a…

RUN Fall 2024 Conference in Brief

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Webweaver

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On Friday, November 15, 2024, the Rail Users’ Network had its Fall Virtual Conference. The theme was F.R.A. Corridor Grants – Boosting Economic Activity: the Rail Way! Speakers list: As usual, the conference was informative and well attended. The theme of the conference was identifying and streamlining the process for getting passenger service running on…

2024: Bad Times for NJT Riders

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Webweaver

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Using the system in 2024 was more difficult than normal and there were several bad policy decisions made. Here are some highlights: New Fare Policy NJT proposed and approved: This was a price shock to riders. New fare policies and an increase were proposed in February with hearings in March. Little lead time was given…

Report from the Chair (January 2025)

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Sally Jane Gellert

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With the holiday season over, a new year begun, and Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Day intersecting in a manner most ironic, it’s hard to predict what’s next for NJ Transit and its riders. New president/CEO Kolluri is expected to hold the position only until the next governor’ election at the end of the…

Welcome, Franck Beaumin and Kris Kolluri

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Sally Jane Gellert

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At our November meeting, we were pleased to welcome new NJ Transit Customer Advocate Franck Beaumin, who brings to the agency both international and domestic experience. He even went beyond our expectation of his stopping by on Zoom and attended in person! Also joining NJ Transit is Kris Kolluri as the new president/CEO, at least…

In Memoriam: Jessica Haley

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Sally Jane Gellert

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Rail Crews, Railgram

Along with others, we mourn the tragic loss of River Line operator Jessica Haley, and express concern for the many passengers injured in the October 14th accident when the train hit a “chunk of tree“ on the tracks. The event raises safety concerns in terms of both equipment and operations, and we will be watching…

NJ Transitway: Our Oct. 10 Board Comments

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Sally Jane Gellert

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The last item on the agenda this evening is a contract for the Transitway at Secaucucs. What is unusual about this contract-approval request is that there is no dollar amount with it, merely “amount discussed in executive session”. Since we have been attending board meetings, this is the first time that there has not been…

NJ Transit Hires “Customer Advocate”—Finally

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Sally Jane Gellert

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At its October meeting, the NJ Transit board announced that after years of not following the legislature’s direction to hire a new customer advocate, they finally have hired Franck Beaumin to fill the position. Congratulations—we think. When the law was first passed, and during the short term of the original public-relations expert, a “round table”…

Trip Report: Connecting at Kingsland Station

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Sally Jane Gellert

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