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NJT makes official announcement of start of Meadowlands rail service

Posted on July 8, 2009 by brian

As I first posted two week ago, NJT rail service to the Meadowlands will begin on July 26, 2009. New Jersey Transit made the official announcement of this today. An excerpt: NJ TRANSIT ANNOUNCES OPENING DATE FOR NEW MEADOWLANDS RAIL … Continue reading →

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NJT Meadowlands Rail Service Begins July 26 2009

Posted on June 22, 2009 by brian

An article in The Star-Ledger has revealed that New Jersey Transit’s train service to the new station at the Meadowlands Sports Complex will begin on Sunday, July 26, 2009, for the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final match. In other interesting news … Continue reading →

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Meadowlands Rail Service Information on NJT Website

Posted on April 14, 2009 by brian

Following last month’s release of Meadowlands Station rail service information by the MTA, New Jersey Transit has now posted information of its own. As was also mentioned in recent news articles, the NJT webpage announces that service will begin in … Continue reading →

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New escalators at Penn Station street entrance

Posted on March 31, 2009 by brian

At the Eighth Avenue / 31st Street entrance to Amtrak’s concourse at Penn Station, there exists two staircases and a single escalator. The escalator usually runs up in the AM rush (until 10 AM) and runs down at all other … Continue reading →

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Meadowlands Rail Station coming along but when will it be done?

Posted on March 10, 2009 by brian

I was at the New Meadowlands Stadium today, so I drove by the Meadowlands Rail Station to check on its progress. I’m not sure how to tell if it will be ready to open by this summer, so here are … Continue reading →

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Meadowlands (Giants, Jets, and more) Train Service Details Revealed

Posted on March 2, 2009 by brian

The MTA has revealed a ton of details about the expected new rail service to the NJ Meadowlands Sports Complex starting later this year, for NFL NY Giants and NY Jets football games and other Sports Complex events. First things … Continue reading →

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Yes, girls in pajamas at Penn Station until 7:00 PM today

Posted on February 10, 2009 by brian

As promised by NJ TRANSIT and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, there *were* girls in pajamas! And guys in pajamas. They were handing out candy and brochures promoting the Philly Overnight® Hotel Package. I could really feel the love … Continue reading →

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NJT makes move to replace Arrow III rail cars

Posted on February 10, 2009 by brian

Photos: NJT Arrow III cars at Princeton Junction, 12/31/2000 New Jersey Transit has announced a desire to replace their fleet of Arrow III electric multiple unit (EMU) rail cars. The media reports than an RFP has been issued, but I … Continue reading →

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Girls in pajamas at Penn Station at 3:00 PM

Posted on February 10, 2009 by brian

That’s my guess based on the available info. See below: NJ TRANSIT and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation are partnering to promote the ease of traveling between Philadelphia and New York—via NJ TRANSIT and SEPTA. NJ TRANSIT and SEPTA … Continue reading →

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Two articles from one month ago

Posted on January 15, 2009 by brian

I’ve been meaning to blog these two articles, and now on their one-month anniversary, I am finally getting around to it. New express/luxury train from New York City to Atlantic City Alternate side of the street parking being made a … Continue reading →

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