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  • STRIKE! We’re Out (in the Cold)

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Statement on the NJ Transit Strike UPDATE! We are glad to hear of the tentative agreement, though many of our members will be working their way to tonight’s meeting at the Summit Free Public Library without a train—#70 bus it is! We’re glad to see service restored tomorrow, May 20. Comments from May 16: This…

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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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  • Need an Alternative to the RVRL?

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    George Kaufer

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    Here’s a list of alternatives by town for those who need it: Union: Roselle Park Cranford/Garwood/Westfield Fanwood Netherwood Plainfield Dunellen Bound Brook/Bridgewater Somerville Raritan North Branch Annandale/Lebanon/Whitehouse High Bridge

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  • Need an Alternative to the NJCL?

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    George Kaufer

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    Here’s a list of alternatives by town for those who need it: Avenel – #115 to PABT…for Newark, take it to Jersey Gardens for the #24 or #40 (you have to walk through the mall to get to the local bus stop) Woodbridge – #116 to PABT or #803 to Metropark/#48 to Rahway for the…

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  • NJ Transit Honors Its Original Rail Employees

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    David Peter Alan

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    New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJTRO) was founded as 1982 ended and 1983 began: the deadline that Congress had imposed for Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) to give up the local passenger trains that it had been running along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) that Amtrak had owned since 1976. NJ Transit’s rail component was founded at…

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  • NJT Rail Celebrates 40th Anniversary With a Special Train Ride and a One-Day Exhibit in Hoboken

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    David Peter Alan

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    Although NJ Transit Rail was founded at the beginning of 1983 and started operating at that time, the “official” celebration of its 40th anniversary was held in September and at the beginning of October, as reported elsewhere in this issue of the Railgram. Twenty-eight of the railroad’s original employees were honored at the agency’s Board…

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  • What Is that Photo?

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    Citizen advocate Adam Reich recently brought to our attention a major flaw in NJ Transit’s social media: the lack of ALT text for many of their images, particularly problematical when they have text over the image. Web developers and designers know that for screen readers, text-over-image is not acceptable; basically, that configuration should not be…

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  • TigerTrain: A Recent Proposal for the Princeton Dinky

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    David Peter Alan

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    At its June 26 meeting, the Lackawanna Coalition learned about a plan for the Princeton Dinky, the short branch that NJ Transit runs as a shuttle between Princeton Junction on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) line and the vicinity of the Princeton University campus, first suggested in May 2021, but ignored by decision-makers. The proposal comes…

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  • NJ Transit: Truth in Advertising, Please!

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    Jesse Gribin

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    NJ Transit is lying. I don’t say this because of dishonesty in their dealings, or the fact that their IT constantly claims that trains are running and on time when they are in fact not. No, this is dishonesty in advertising. They claim, prominently—in advertising, news releases, and elsewhere—the following lie: “NJ TRANSIT is the…

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  • Watch This Space! We’re Coming Back!

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    David Peter Alan

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    We are making a lot of changes at the Lackawanna Coalition these days, and we are doing it for YOU, our constituents! Things have changed in the last few weeks, since the COVID-19 virus struck our area.  People are traveling less staying home more, and not holding face-to-face meetings at all.  That includes us, as…

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