Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

  • Budget Committees, March 2025

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    We attended the Tuesday, March 25th hearing in Trenton (State House) and the Wednesday, March 26th hearing in Newark (NJIT Student Center). We presented the same statement at both, differing only in the committee name on the written copy.

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  • A New ROUTE For Essex County

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    A guest post by ROUTE founder Nick Giglia DeCamp bus stopping commuter service in April 2023 created a transit desert in many parts of Essex County, especially on weekends, where prepandemic demand and ridership have rebounded much more quickly than rush hour service due to hybrid work schedules. NJ Transit has provided limited rush-hour service…

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  • Lackawanna Coalition Continues to Support the Cutoff

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    The long-standing position of the Coalition has been that restoration of rail service between New York City and Scranton, Penn. would be valuable, allowing long-distance commuters to take a break from driving (thus improving congestion and air quality on Route 80), enabling tourists and vacationers to reach new destinations, and adding options to areas of…

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  • PATH Is Closed This Month—What Now?

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    Reprinted here from NJ Transit: There will be some schedule adjustments to select trains to enhance capacity and travel options for customers. These adjustments [began] on Monday, February 3, 2025 and continue through Friday, February 28, 2025. Rail customers traveling in and out of Hoboken Terminal will have the ability to connect to any one…

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  • Corbett Out, Kolluri In at NJT

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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…

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  • 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…

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  • RUN Fall 2024 Conference in Brief

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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…

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  • 2024: Bad Times for NJT Riders

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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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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