Lackawanna Coalition

Welcome

Thursday, May 7 2009 8:38 pm Donald Winship

The Lackawanna Coalition is an independent non-profit organization that advocates for better service on the Morris & Essex (M&E) and Montclair-Boonton rail lines operated by New Jersey Transit, as well as on connecting transportation. The Coalition was founded in 1979 by commuters in Millburn who were deeply concerned about the quality of their rail service. The service has improved since then under the stewardship of New Jersey Transit, although there are always issues that affect our riders and require our attention. The most pressing issue is off-peak service on the Morris & Essex Line, which New Jersey Transit severely reduced this past May and which we are fighting to have restored. The Lackawanna Coalition is one of the nation’s oldest rail advocacy organizations and has met in Millburn continuously since it was founded over 30 years ago.

NJT Will Honor Off-Peak Rail Tickets

Friday, May 28 2010 8:41 am Donald Winship

New Jersey Transit will honor off-peak rail tickets sold before May 1st, the date when discounted off-peak rail fares were eliminated. NJT had originally announced that tickets would no longer be accepted after May 23d, even though they were sold as "good until used" with no provision for refunds for tickets that had previously been purchased. It appears that NJT told customers that off-peak rail tickets would become useless, in an effort to dissuade them from stocking up on the discounted tickets. If you did stock up, it appears that you won the gamble.

Transit Funding bill Introduced in Congress

Friday, May 28 2010 8:41 am Donald Winship

The Public Transportation Preservation Act of 2010, (S-3412) has been introduced in Congress. The bill would provide $2 billion in grants for cash-strapped transit providers around the nation, so they can continue to operate transit service. Essentially every transit agency in the country, including New Jersey Transit, is having financial difficulties. The Lackawanna Coalition and other rail advocacy organizations have consistently called for this sort of Federal operating support for transit.

Coalition Calls for Moynihan Station in Manhattan, but With Changes

Friday, May 28 2010 8:41 am Donald Winship

The Lackawanna Coalition has endorsed the concept of the Moynihan Station planned for the Farley Post Office building west of Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, across the street from the existing Penn Station, but has not endorsed the plan in its current form. We call for all tracks to be extended to accommodate trains of any length, and for walkways above track level to accommodate all platforms. These chanages will improve pedestrian flow, facilitate rail operations and increase station capacity during peak commuting hours. The basic plan calls for extending existing platforms to the west and building a new station under the Post Office building, which would be used primarily by Amtrak for intercity trains.

Fare Comparison Chart

Tuesday, May 11 2010 7:05 pm Donald Winship

John Bobsin, one of our members, has put together a chart showing how NJ Transit's fares compare to other transit operators over comparable distances. The results are nothing if not enlightening.

Click here to view the chart

Click here for methodology information and numbers

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