Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Tag: Lackawanna Cutoff

  • PennDOT Talks about Passenger Trains to Scranton again

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    David Peter Alan

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    The Lackawanna Coalition considers its geographic purview to include lines that were once part of the Lackawanna Railroad, even if they are located beyond NJ Transit’s reach.  That includes the line to Scranton over the Cutoff, an engineering marvel that crossed the Pocono Mountains and began service in 1911.  The last scheduled passenger trains ran…

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  • Lackawanna Coalition Continues to Support the Cutoff

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    Webweaver

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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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  • 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…

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  • Who in Congress Represents You Now?

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    Webweaver

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    After the 10-year census, states’ populations are calculated and Congressional representatives are redistributed across the United States. Accordingly, every 10 years, a new map for New Jersey’s Congressional districts is drawn. The 2022-2031 Congressional redistricting map was adopted on December 22, 2021. Many New Jersey residents will find that their Congressional Representative has changed. Go…

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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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