Tag: Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
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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…
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Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures (RT&S) jointly sponsored a light-rail conference in Jersey City on November 15 and 16. NJ Transit was the “transit host” and several managers were on hand to attend the event and make presentations. NJT CEO Kevin S. Corbett gave the keynote address, focusing on the agency’s 3 light-rail…
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Once upon a time, trolley lines built amusement parks at the end of their lines to encourage ridership. The modern-day equivalent may be the “Transit Village”: development at transit hubs, where transit users can live, work, or shop just steps from their train or bus. A report due out on September 24 by New Jersey…
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NJT announced that the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit (HBLRT) line will be extended to Tenafly on the former Northern Branch. The line will be extended from its current northern terminus at Tonnelle Avenue, allowing through service to and from Hoboken. The other alternative under consideration had been a diesel-powered shuttle. Local rail advocates, including several…
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