Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Tag: Pascack Valley Line

  • Coalition Steps Up Community Outreach

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    David Peter Alan

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    At its meeting on Monday evening, the Lackawanna Coalition announced preliminary plans to increase our outreach to our communities; the counties and municipalities along the Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, and Gladstone Lines. We will not focus exclusively on community participation, however, because we would like to welcome anyone who is interested in helping us with…

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  • Which Train Is This?

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    Sally Jane Gellert

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    For some time, Coalition Secretary Daniel Chazin has been reporting on confused passengers on the 12:45 Pascack Valley train to Spring Valley.  Because a 12:49 Bergen line train to Middletown is scheduled on Track H at 12:49, only 4 minutes later, the automatic announcement that a “train is expected in 8 minutes” can cause inexperienced…

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  • Official Follow-Up Regarding NJ Transit Fare Increase

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    David Peter Alan

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    New Jersey Transit recently held a number of hearings around the State on its proposal to increase fares and cut services.  The Lackawanna Coalition opposed these proposals for several reasons.  Only transit riders are singled out for an increase, for the eighth time since user fees on motor fuels reached their current level in 1988.…

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  • Make Your Voice Heard at NJ Transit’s Hearings on Proposed Fare Increases and Service Cuts

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    David Peter Alan

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    New Jersey Transit has called for fare increases and elimination of some service that affect our area of concern. They include eliminating the last train of the evening from Hoboken on the Montclair-Boonton and Pascack Valley Lines, as well as eliminating the connection between Morristown and the Livingston Mall on the #872 bus. The Lackawanna…

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  • M-N Fare Increase Hits NJT Stations Too

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    John Bobsin

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    Metro-North Railroad has announced fare increases effective March 1 on all its lines, including the lines in New York State operated by NJ Transit.  However, it turns out, riders from some NJT stations in New Jersey on the Main-Bergen and Pascack Valley Lines will also suffer increases.  Why?  It turns out that when NJT had…

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  • Aging Infrastructure Blamed for NJT Delays

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    John Bobsin

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    Aging infrastructure, and the lack of cash to fix it, particularly on the Northeast Corridor, are cited as a main cause of service delays on NJ Transit, according to reporting by Karen Rouse and Dave Sheingold of The Record (reported in the Star-Ledger,  August 8).  An NEC commuter is quoted as saying that conductors frequently…

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  • NJT Expected to Cut Rail Service in January

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    Donald Winship

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    New Jersey Transit has announced that the Great Notch Station on the Montclair-Boonton Line will be closed after Friday, January 15th.  The station is served by only a few peak-hour trains, whereas the nearby Montclair State University Station is served by all trains on the line.  Transit management cited low ridership at Great Notch as…

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