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re: (rshsdepot) Secaucus Transfer, NJ
No, not at all=2E Hoboken will have PATH trains serving lower Manhattan a=
nd
Jersey City, ferries serving lower Manhattan, and soon (Sept=2E 30) will h=
ave
light-rail serving Jersey City, and Bayonne=2E
Commuters using the M&E, Main Line amd Bergen County Line will still be
better served by Hoboken if their final destination is in lower Manhattan
(Wall Street, Financial district, etc=2E)
Jim Dent
Original Message:
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From: Paul S=2E Luchter luckyshow_@_mindspring=2Ecom
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:16:40 -0400
To: rshsdepot_@_lists=2Erailfan=2Enet
Subject: re: (rshsdepot) Secaucus Transfer, NJ
Will this mean death to Hoboken Terminal?
Paul
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From: Bernie Wagenblast <brwagenblast_@_comcast=2Enet>
To: Rail Depot List <rshsdepot_@_lists=2Erailfan=2Enet>
Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:30 AM
Subject: (rshsdepot) Secaucus Transfer, NJ
Further delays on tap at Secaucus Transfer
Train station now due to open at end of '03
Wednesday, September 18, 2002
BY JOE MALINCONICO
Star-Ledger Staff
Determined to prevent a rocky debut for New Jersey's largest train station=
,
officials yesterday announced that the already-delayed $550 million Secauc=
us
Transfer likely would not be fully operational until the end of next year=2E=
A complex project that will provide a connecting point for NJ Transit's 11=
passenger rail lines, the opening of the Secaucus Transfer hinges on the
restoration of PATH service to Lower Manhattan=2E
Until that happens, NJ Transit's trains to New York Penn Station would be
too packed with passengers to allow many more people to get on at the
Secaucus Transfer, officials said=2E
"You cannot leave people standing at the station," said James Redeker, NJ
Transit's assistant executive director of policy, technology and customer
service=2E
Therefore, even when construction on the Secaucus Transfer is finished
sometime next year, the station basically will stay closed and trains will=
simply zip right through it=2E
"I think it's a good idea they're being cautious on this," said Len Resto,=
president of the New Jersey Association of Railroad Passengers=2E
The Secaucus Transfer was supposed to open this fall, but officials revise=
d
their construction plans, which pushed the project back another year=2E Th=
en
the destruction of the World Trade Center and its PATH station on Sept=2E =
11
created operational difficulties for NJ Transit that would have prevented
the Secaucus project from opening on schedule even if the construction wer=
e
completed=2E
When the train station begins regular operations, more than 30,000 riders
will use the Secaucus Transfer, many of them commuters from Bergen and
Passaic counties who currently must switch to PATH trains in Hoboken to ge=
t
to Midtown Manhattan on the rails=2E
Once the Secaucus Transfer opens, Bergen and Passaic commuters will be abl=
e
to switch to NJ Transit commuter trains bound for New York Penn Station fo=
r
a much quicker ride into the city=2E
Other rail riders would benefit from the new connection as well=2E For
example, once the transfer opens, someone from Edison would be able to tak=
e
a Northeast Corridor line train to the Secaucus station and then switch to=
a
Pascack Valley line train to get to Hackensack=2E
"There has never been a project like this in our region, delivering so man=
y
new employment, educational, recreational and entertainment travel options=
for residents of the state and region," said NJ Transit Executive Director=
George Warrington=2E
"As a result," Warrington added, "we have carefully crafted a plan that wi=
ll
lead to a successful opening of the station while maximizing all of these
benefits=2E"
As an interim measure, NJ Transit officials said yesterday they would begi=
n
running weekend trains through the Secaucus station by Labor Day next year=
=2E
The Secaucus project entails far more than a train station=2E
A private developer already has gained approvals to build five office
buildings ranging from 25 to 40 stories high and a hotel atop the station=2E=
Meanwhile, the New Jersey Turnpike has begun building a $250 million
interchange at the site to serve the Secaucus Transfer offices and
surrounding development in the Meadowlands area=2E
In anticipation of the Secaucus opening, NJ Transit will gradually add 14
more trains to peak-period schedules to and from Manhattan=2E
Warrington said yesterday that all indications are that the new Lower
Manhattan PATH station will open by the end of 2003, which would then allo=
w
the Secaucus Transfer to begin full operation=2E
Officials acknowledged that changes in the job market in Manhattan may shi=
ft
commuting patterns, even after the PATH resumes service to Lower Manhattan=
=2E
"We're going to keep monitoring this," Redeker said=2E
Joe Malinconico covers transportation=2E He can be reached at
jmalinconico_@_starledger=2Ecom or (973) 392-4230=2E
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