August 23rd 2007
The folks at Baristanet recently asked about weekend train service on the Montclair Line and got the following response from NJT. As you can see, the excuses continue:
There are a number of projects currently underway that affect our ability to introduce weekend service along the Montclair Line. The most significant of these is a […]
July 31st 2007
You may have heard that the Pascack Valley Line will have off-peak and weekend service starting October 28, 2007. NJ Transit has installed four passing sidings and a new signal system on the line (a project that took years longer than it should have), allowing the increase in service.
NJ Transit and Metro-North haven’t finalized […]
July 10th 2007
You may not have noticed, but NJ Transit operated trains on the Montclair-Boonton Line last Saturday, July 7. The Fireworks Express trains, apparently paid for by PSE&G, provided free service to and from the Township of Montclair’s fireworks display. The trains served the Bay Street, Walnut Street, Watchung Avenue, Upper Montclair, and Mountain […]
June 3rd 2007
Today is the beginning of a three month long construction project on the Gladstone Branch that will require substitute busing on weekends and during off-peak hours. There will be no weekend train service for June, July, and August, while off-peak train service will be suspended starting in July.
This is the biggest “bustitution” project on […]
March 24th 2007
I am proud to admit that my cars have not been on Manhattan streets since 1993. I have traveled to New York exclusively by NJT’s M&E line on weekends. I used to do the same for Hoboken; but, with the two hour gap to get home, I now drive to Journal Square, Jersey […]
