Dan Stessel
Dan Stessel
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I don't know how many 'No Smoking' signs we already had - a lot - but we put up 800 more throughout our system before the law went into effect.
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There have been some intermittent improvements over the years, but the station has, over time, experienced deterioration to its concrete passenger platform. We have conducted annual inspections that revealed water infiltration and the effect of salt corrosion.
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There has not been anything systemic that we can point to or work to rectify in any meaningful way, which has been part of the challenge. I almost wish I could point to something.
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What could be a single relatively minor problem for one train can wind up affecting the entire morning service for all the trains behind it, because there's no way to work around it.
double since trains
Since there were two trains in one, they had to make double stops.
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Obviously there is concern about federal support to ensure they have the resources to keep the line in a state of good repair.
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It becomes a manual process with heavy radio traffic. It's slow, methodical, and reduces capacity to a fraction.
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It is a $23 million project divided into three phases, and it is currently in the second phase. We are currently doing work on the eastern end of the platform, and Phase II will be completed this fall. Phase III will shift to the west end and will be six months in duration. The entire project will be completed by next spring.
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For residents of these densely populated communities, the light rail will provide unprecedented mobility and convenience. This is a huge day for Union City, West New York and North Bergen.
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The purpose is to reduce the chance that somebody would be tempted to take an illegal or ill-advised shortcut across the railroad tracks.
Had it not been replenished or reformed by the governor, we would not have been able to proceed.
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We greatly appreciate the support of New Jersey's congressional delegation, particularly Senators Lautenberg and Menendez, who were instrumental in delivering this funding.
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We recently had a fare increase, and so even with the cost of gas being what it is lately, I do not foresee a raise in our rates.
cars
Most of the cars are on their side.