Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Tag: electrification

  • Service West of Dover

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    Webweaver

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    In light of the Interstate 80 closures,  NJ Transit reduced fares for riders west of Dover. We, of course, appreciate this action to ease people’s pain, described in detail elsewhere in this issue. However, if service is to increase, things must change; certain facts on infrastructure and operations must be faced:  There is no weekend…

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  • RUN for Better Trains and a Better Environment

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    David Peter Alan

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    Coalition Chairperson Sally Jane Gellert came to rail advocacy through the environmental movement. She participated in the first Earth Day, back in 1970, when she was in high school. Today, she is one of a number of advocates for trains and rail transit who appreciate the connection between rail and a cleaner environment, but many…

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  • NJT Debates Electric-Car Options

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    John Bobsin

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    NJ Transit has invested heavily in new passenger equipment in recent years; customers note the “multilevel” (double-deck) equipment in service on most lines, but the railroad has also purchased new diesel and electric locomotives, and most recently a fleet of “dual-mode” locomotives has begun arriving—these units can operate both as ordinary diesels or as electric…

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  • Dual-Mode Locomotives Make Their Debut

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    John Bobsin

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    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 diesel fuel for nonelectrified operation.  They may be used to provide through service to Penn Station from points west of Dover on the Morris & Essex Line and west of Montclair on…

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  • New Jersey Transit to Rehabilitate Electric Rail Cars

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    Donald Winship

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    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 were built in the 1970s are used on most Gladstone trains, as well as Dover and Montclair trains that originate or terminate at Hoboken. The Lackawanna Coalition endorsed the move, noting that the…

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  • History of the Lines We Represent

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    John Bobsin

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    The railroad lines operated today by NJ Transit as the Morris & Essex and the Montclair-Boonton Lines have a fascinating history, dating from the earliest days of American railroading in the middle of the Nineteenth Century. This page gives a brief history of the construction, improvement, and operation of these lines, which today form vital…

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