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)
On Friday, May 20, folks from the Lackawanna Coalition teamed up with some folks from the Senior Citizens and Disabled Residents Transportation Advisory… Continue Reading On the Rails with the Coalition
As we learned at our November, meeting, there could be a lot more trains on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) with AmeriStar Rail’s operating… Continue Reading AmeriStar Rail: More Service on the NEC, Rail Plans for LaGuardia
The weather reports have gotten worse throughout the day, so the meeting originally scheduled for tomorrow evening has been postponed. The new meeting date… Continue Reading January Meeting Postponed
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
A decade or so ago, airlines were the dominant players in the Northeast Corridor transportation market. However, today air travel suffers from high… Continue Reading Amtrak Sets Records on NEC
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
New Jersey Transit announced on Monday, August 6th, that it would relax some of the weekend restrictions against the use of bicycles on… Continue Reading NJT Relaxes Some Weekend Bicycle Restrictions, but It’s Little Help on Our Lines
The New Jersey Legislature has authorized funding for Northeast Corridor (NEC) improvements of $35.7 million for fiscal year 2013—an 81% increase over the $19.7 million… Continue Reading Funding Increase Coming for Northeast Corridor; Benefits Our Trains, Too
This article was published in the Asbury Park Press. It is quoted here as a matter of interest, and does not necessarily reflect… Continue Reading NJDOT Chief Wants to Work on Reliability