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Re: when portal is blocked , when no alternatives ?

 by zakharin ¦  Mon Dec 17, 2018 2:29 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: when portal is blocked , when no alternatives ? ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 6374

Last time I had to deal with it, I took the 108 bus. PATH was flooded by passengers, while the bus lanes and the bus itself were half empty. Made a few stops in Union City, but had a great trip otherwise.

Re: Will NJ Turnpike opening new lanes NEC ridership

 by zakharin ¦  Thu Nov 06, 2014 3:32 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Will NJ Turnpike Opening New Lanes Affect NEC Ridership? ¦  Replies: 38 ¦  Views: 12157

Woodcrest295 wrote:I imagine the traffic back up will now occur in PA along 276 and I95. Looks to be someone elses problem.
Then maybe PA will finally get on with their 276/95 interchange project, which does include doubling the capacity on the Turnpike Bridge.

Re: Parking at Secaucus

 by zakharin ¦  Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:03 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Parking at Secaucus ¦  Replies: 24 ¦  Views: 9792

I can't believe some of the self-righteousness on display here. I have been a pedestrian, and not by choice, for many years, so I took the train from my local station (Morristown at the time my original question was posted) because I had to. Now that I can drive, it's like a whole new world is open ...

Re: Parking at Secaucus

 by zakharin ¦  Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:54 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Parking at Secaucus ¦  Replies: 24 ¦  Views: 9792

Thanks. I ended up parking there with valet. No problems with the car. No problems with the parking space. Major problem with the price, but I guess you can't have everything

Parking at Secaucus

 by zakharin ¦  Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:30 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Parking at Secaucus ¦  Replies: 24 ¦  Views: 9792

How full is the parking lot at Secaucus these days. Am I safe parking there in the middle of the day or would it be completely full?

Thanks

Is Harrison a safe place to park?

 by zakharin ¦  Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:01 pm ¦  Forum: NYCT MTA Subway, PATH and SIRT ¦  Topic: Is Harrison a safe place to park? ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 3718

I have reason to be in the WTC area during the day on a weekday, and was wondering whether it was safe crime-wise to take I-280 and park in the Harrison parking deck, and take the PATH train into the city?

Thanks in advance

Re: what's going on with NJT news section?

 by zakharin ¦  Thu May 09, 2013 12:25 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: What's Going on with the NJT News Section? ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 2164

I first noticed it in the post-Sandy announcements. I am guessing Christie decided to keep going seeing how well the whole Sandy thing worked out for his popularity.

Re: 419 vs. RiverLine

 by zakharin ¦  Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:16 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: 419 vs. RiverLine ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 5223

It's not really just south Jersey. It's any place where you're not commuting to NYC or Philadelphia. Also, there should be some sort of service along other parts of the RR network. Why is it that if there's something wrong with rail service on the NEC, you have to travel via Trenton, Camden, and Lak...

Re: New fare machines and federal law

 by zakharin ¦  Sun Mar 31, 2013 2:39 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: New fare machines and federal law ¦  Replies: 41 ¦  Views: 8853

I even use light rail tickets purchased at Newark Broad Street for buses if I can help it (too bad you can't buy them at other TVMs). Why? At Newark Broad Street, you can buy actual bus tickets. And if you need a bus ticket elsewhere, you can buy a continuing trip ticket at outbound Newark City Sub...

Re: New fare machines and federal law

 by zakharin ¦  Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:23 am ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: New fare machines and federal law ¦  Replies: 41 ¦  Views: 8853

I made it a policy to call them UTT's because I only ever got them from transit vending machines and I only used them in transit vending machines. I still keep a stash in my travel bag for when I need a single ride in from some airport somewhere. Well, that's you. The last time I got dollar coins a...

Re: M&E service adjustments

 by zakharin ¦  Mon Nov 05, 2012 1:10 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: M&E service adjustments ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 2770

That doesn't help those on the M&E. They could keep it an express train and route it to Hoboken, no? Then you could change at Newark if you were going to New York (or take the PATH). Frankly, I am tired of the "if you don't commute to NYC (or to a lesser extent Philly) you don't matter"...

Re: M&E service adjustments

 by zakharin ¦  Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:05 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: M&E service adjustments ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 2770

I see the train was moved even earlier to 5:01 and became a local. Nice job, guys, the only full reverse-peak express of the evening pulled. There used to be a 5:03 PM local and a 5:14 express departing Morristown not long ago (I think one of them went to Hoboken and one to NYC, don't remember which...

Re: M&E service adjustments

 by zakharin ¦  Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:07 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: M&E service adjustments ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 2770

There used to be a 5:03 PM local and a 5:14 express departing Morristown not long ago (I think one of them went to Hoboken and one to NYC, don't remember which was which). Then they consolidated the 2 into 1 express to NYC, at 5:03. This means that now I can no longer leave work on time and catch th...

Re: Station hours

 by zakharin ¦  Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:33 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Station hours ¦  Replies: 12 ¦  Views: 5218

I can't think of anywhere in the New York metro area where an open, unstaffed station would last 24 hours. Quite a few NEC stations are like that (I don't know if they're 24/7, but I know they stay open quite late). Hamilton, for example, didn't have a ticket office at all until recently and even n...

Re: Some notes from the Capital Budget

 by zakharin ¦  Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:15 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Some notes from the Capital Budget ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 4008

The last time I was there, it didn't appear as if there were too many spaces for commuters to park their cars or even a connecting bus stop (though I could be wrong on the latter). The 112 bus stops at North Elizabeth with service to PABT and Clark/Scotch Plains (It also stops at Elizabeth) What is...