December 29th 2007
I went to the Prudential Center last night and saw the first place New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in a shootout before a sell-out crowd. Take the jump and I’ll tell you all about the train trips and my opinions on the Prudential Center.
December 27th 2007
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 29, at 12 noon at St. Luke Parish, 265 West Mill Rd., Long Valley. Interment will follow at Hilltop Cemetery in Mendham. Arrangements by the Bailey Funeral Home of Mendham, (973) 543-4720. Visitation will be held on Friday, Dec. 28, from 1 to 8 p.m. at St. […]
December 24th 2007
George D. Warrington, former President of Amtrak and Executive Director of NJ Transit, died today of pancreatic cancer. Mr. Warrington ran Amtrak from 1998 to 2002 and NJ Transit from 2002 until early this year. Previously, he was Deputy Executive Director of NJ Transit from 1980 to 1988, Vice President and General Manager […]
December 16th 2007
Santa Claus left his sleigh behind and rode a train on the MOM line into Freehold Borough to the delight of over 100 children on Saturday. The Asbury Park Press has a photo of Santa on the front of the locomotive.
Now if only Santa Claus was able to give the residents of Middlesex, Ocean, […]
December 11th 2007
Just a quick note that the NJ-ARP Board of Directors meeting for Wednesday, December 12, has been canceled.
December 9th 2007
The Sunday Courier-News has a few articles on the West Trenton Line:
Everyone wants rail line, but who will pay for it?
Train plans spur worries of congestion, pollution
Rail line important part of Hillsboro development plans
West Trenton Line project timeline
December 9th 2007
An article in the Sunday Star-Ledger makes it clear that some people stand to make huge amounts of money on Governor Corzine’s secret monetization plan (emphasis added):
Gov. Jon Corzine’s plan to raise highway tolls so he can slice the state’s debt by $16 billion is expected to unleash a huge free-for-all by Trenton lobbyists and […]
December 6th 2007
From Hoboken Councilman Peter Cammarano: http://www.stopthepathhike.com
December 5th 2007
According to an article in the Trenton Times, West Windsor Township is continuing to wrestle with parking problems at the Princeton Junction train station. The latest proposal is to build a 1,000 space parking garage:
According to the TimHaahs Engineering/Architects study privately commissioned by Goldin for an undisclosed fee, it would cost $29.2 million to […]
November 30th 2007
News reports on last night’s public meetings, from north to south:
Northern Branch: NJ Transit commuters could get another train option
West Trenton Line: W. Trenton rail line no closer to reality
Gloucester County: Residents discuss Hi-Speedline route
