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Re: Prospects for any NJT Capital projects

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Fri Nov 12, 2010 3:37 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Prospects for any NJT Capital projects ¦  Replies: 42 ¦  Views: 4544

How about a poll for his wife, since apparently she's responsible for killing the project. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/christie_wife_didn_dig_tunnel_752QpWHgJO31xanRlGSAeO I would love to see the response when pollers ask, how do you feel about the Governor's wife killing ARC?.. Well, as a r...

Re: Prospects for any NJT Capital projects

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:57 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Prospects for any NJT Capital projects ¦  Replies: 42 ¦  Views: 4544

What the Governor is doing by killing ARC is basically just a one time bailout for the Transportation Trust fund, this does nothing for the funds long term viability. All he is doing is a short term recapitalization bailout to keep him from having to raise the tax during his term as Governor, that ...

Re: ARC Tunnel - revisited (again)

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:11 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: ARC Tunnel - Revisited (Again) ¦  Replies: 555 ¦  Views: 106905

nyswfan - Keep in mind that 50 yrs ago, there were still terminals in Jersey City that were being used. Understand but, as I indicated above, my reference is 35-40 years ago. The Erie started moving operations to Hoboken in 1956 and by the time of the 1960 merger, everything was based in Hoboken for...

Re: ARC Tunnel - revisited (again)

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:41 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: ARC Tunnel - Revisited (Again) ¦  Replies: 555 ¦  Views: 106905

Jt - Hoboken is at capacity, there is no more room to store trains during the day, and the trains that can be stored there are limited to their size. Trains are currently being stored at teh MMC for hoboken (a BH train X235 and X236 layover at MMC all day). I've heard others here say this as well. S...

Re: Lackawanna MU 4628 in service

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:13 am ¦  Forum: DL&W, Erie and Erie Lackawanna ¦  Topic: Lackawanna MU 4628 in service ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 2989

Otto -

This is probably where you might find a pic of #4628 in service....

http://davesrailpix.com/dlw/dlw.htm

Re: ARC killed again

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:40 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: ARC killed again ¦  Replies: 94 ¦  Views: 8299

Still, up to $600 million has already been spent, mostly on design and planning work. RIGHT THERE ! That's reason enough to nip this thing now ! $600,000,000 for design and planning work ???? For some perspective, the whole 26-mile LACKAWANNA CUT-OFF project is/was pegged at that number....track, t...

Re: Halting of NJT Projects (Including Tunnel Project)

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:11 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Halting of NJT Projects (Including Tunnel Project) ¦  Replies: 330 ¦  Views: 23149

ry and matawan - http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2010/08/signs_of_salary_sanity_in_rece.html AND do consider the following within the context that NJ is historically a Democrat stronghold.... http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/gov_christies_job_approval_rat.html ( apologies for some stra...

Re: Halting of NJT Projects (Including Tunnel Project)

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:46 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Halting of NJT Projects (Including Tunnel Project) ¦  Replies: 330 ¦  Views: 23149

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today joined with the Regional Plan Association (RPA) at Newark Penn Station to unveil a new study that reveals the ARC Tunnel could reduce daily travel times by up to 30 minutes for thousands of New Jersey Transit commuters throughout the state. ...

korb - Isn't their objective to build over the railyard which straddles the border of hoboken and JC. Which means that the probably could (should) have and entrance/exit on the JC side onto 18th st./Washington blvd. They'd just have to build over/fill in the channel tho. And to think they could've b...

Re: NS H-02 - sightings and reports

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:53 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦  Topic: NS H-02 - sightings and reports ¦  Replies: 3060 ¦  Views: 755189

Tom, it was a little after 11, maybe 11:10 or so. There is a new customer in Morristown..Colgate! That is where the tank car came or went. I think I see.... Came East from Denville down to BAKER where he reversed/crossed over West to the reverse siding behind Mennen Arena and up to Colgate to spot ...

Re: NS H-02 - sightings and reports

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:38 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦  Topic: NS H-02 - sightings and reports ¦  Replies: 3060 ¦  Views: 755189

Jeff -

What time did you see him Eastbound thru Denville ?

Either he went to the M&E to refuel or maybe swapped out tankers ?

Re: NS H-02 - sightings and reports

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:32 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦  Topic: NS H-02 - sightings and reports ¦  Replies: 3060 ¦  Views: 755189

NS GP40(?) running long-hood forward headed West thru BAKER ( Morristown ) hauling a lone black tanker @11:30a.m.....

Re: Halting of NJT Projects (Including Tunnel Project)

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:03 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Halting of NJT Projects (Including Tunnel Project) ¦  Replies: 330 ¦  Views: 23149

northjerseybuff wrote: UPDATE- 10/8/10- Ch 2 reporting the feds may get involved..LaHood may pump more money into the project..well not him personally..he is visiting NJ this afternoon!...gettting NJ off the hook? maybe christie's plan is good for NJ if the feds bail him out. As for polls..CH2 aski...

Re: Halting of NJT Projects (Including Tunnel Project)

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:47 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Halting of NJT Projects (Including Tunnel Project) ¦  Replies: 330 ¦  Views: 23149

radio -

See also: the $609 million palace in the swamp with the name of a Senator who criticized this decision stamped on it.
BINGO !!!

Re: "THE" Tunnel Scrapped

 by Tri-State Tom ¦  Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:59 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: "THE" Tunnel Scrapped ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 2362
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