Amtrak – Lackawanna Coalition

Report from the Chair—Sept./Oct. 2024

October 5, 2024

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Sally Jane Gellert

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This summer has been a challenging one at NJ Transit, with many rail delays, which the agency largely blamed on Amtrak. In fact,… Continue Reading Report from the Chair—Sept./Oct. 2024

RUN Conference: Optimism & Reality—“What is the Hold Up‽”

July 14, 2024

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Webweaver

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Railgram

The Rail Users’ Network held their spring conference virtually on the afternoon of Friday, May 17. The conference’s focus was expanding long distance… Continue Reading RUN Conference: Optimism & Reality—“What is the Hold Up‽”

Idyll in Jersey (Avenue, Main)

October 31, 2022

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John Bobsin

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Customer Experience

Last Thursday Lynn and I had a leisurely lunch with an old friend at the Sakura Japanese buffet in North Brunswick. It was… Continue Reading Idyll in Jersey (Avenue, Main)

“Microgrid” Eyed to Improve NJT Power

August 27, 2013

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John Bobsin

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Expansion Projects

NJ Transit will partner with the US Department of Energy to study the design a new kind of “electrical microgrid” to make the… Continue Reading “Microgrid” Eyed to Improve NJT Power

Amtrak Reaches for Highest Speed

September 25, 2012

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John Bobsin

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High-Speed Rail

All the talk is of high-speed trains, but NJ Transit commuters wonder whether they will ever benefit, as commuter trains with their many… Continue Reading Amtrak Reaches for Highest Speed

Aging Infrastructure Blamed for NJT Delays

August 8, 2012

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John Bobsin

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Studies & Statistics

Aging infrastructure, and the lack of cash to fix it, particularly on the Northeast Corridor, are cited as a main cause of service… Continue Reading Aging Infrastructure Blamed for NJT Delays

“Gateway” Project Gains Traction

June 14, 2012

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John Bobsin

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Expansion Projects

Increasingly, transportation experts and politicians are getting behind a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel plan, the so-called Gateway project, according to Steve Strunsky, reporting… Continue Reading “Gateway” Project Gains Traction

MTA Chair Lhota Champions Cooperation

June 14, 2012

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John Bobsin

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Penn Station (New York)

Quoted on radio station WNYC (June 14), New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority chair Joseph Lhota says that there are solutions to the capacity… Continue Reading MTA Chair Lhota Champions Cooperation

Severe Service Disruptions Plague Northeast Corridor Line, Affecting M&E Line Riders

July 7, 2011

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John Bobsin

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Service Disruptions

Three severe service disruptions in as many days made commuting difficult for New Jersey rail riders on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, June 21st,… Continue Reading Severe Service Disruptions Plague Northeast Corridor Line, Affecting M&E Line Riders

Lackawanna Coalition Gives Mixed Review to Amtrak “Gateway” Plan

February 11, 2011

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Donald Winship

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Expansion Projects

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

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Report from the Chair—Sept./Oct. 2024

RUN Conference: Optimism & Reality—“What is the Hold Up‽”

Idyll in Jersey (Avenue, Main)

“Microgrid” Eyed to Improve NJT Power

Amtrak Reaches for Highest Speed

Aging Infrastructure Blamed for NJT Delays

“Gateway” Project Gains Traction

MTA Chair Lhota Champions Cooperation

Severe Service Disruptions Plague Northeast Corridor Line, Affecting M&E Line Riders

Lackawanna Coalition Gives Mixed Review to Amtrak “Gateway” Plan

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