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Hotel Booking For commuters that used the Lower Boonton line that ran through Glen Ridge, Bloomfield and Kearny, NJ Transit's decision to terminate rail service last year has meant a loss of time and money.

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Travel Agency Kenneth Heim, whose morning commute takes him from his home in Newton to his parents' house in Bloomfield and on to East 23rd Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan, used to begin his trip at 5:30 a.m. Now he wakes up an hour earlier to get to work on time and pays 70 cents more a day.

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Cheap Hotel Charlie Tuozzolo often walked the 200 yards from his front door to the now closed Benson Street Station in Glen Ridge to catch the train into Manhattan for dinner, shows and business meetings. Now he drives.

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Flight Booking Rail riders like Heim and Tuozzolo, angry about the end of passenger service along the line, packed into the Kearny Town Hall last night to voice their concerns.

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Hotel Chicago The service was ended in September 2002 after NJ Transit opened the Montclair Connection, linking the Boonton Line and Montclair Branch and bypassing the Benson Street Station in Glen Ridge, Rowe Street Station in Bloomfield and Arlington Station in Kearny.

Online Booking Jim Wilson of Glen Ridge, owner of the New York & Greenwood Lake Railway, filed a lawsuit charging NJ Transit improperly ended service by not holding a public hearing as required by state statute.

Travel Health Insurance Wilson's railroad company transports freight throughout the country. He said he has access to railroad cars that would allow him to operate a commuter service on the defunct line into Hoboken, but first he would need to enter into an agreement with NJ Transit.

Hotel Reservation Wilson argued that while the revised service is more direct for NJ Transit customers traveling to Midtown Manhattan, the more than 800 passengers who used the Lower Boonton line to travel to Hoboken, Jersey City and Lower Manhattan are increasingly inconvenienced.

London Hotel Booking "The people that used that service now have less service," said Wilson, who said he has spent $120,000 in legal fees to fight NJ Transit's decision.

Discount Travel Though trains still travel to Hoboken, where riders can transfer to PATH trains into Manhattan, Wilson said the number of trains going to Hoboken has diminished because half of them now go directly to New York Penn Station.

Orlando Hotel NJ Transit argued that the changes now provide more rush- hour service to both Midtown Manhattan and Hoboken.

Booking Agency But Bloomfield resident Mia Schober-King doesn't buy that. She said the change in service has made her commute longer and more uncomfortable.

International Travel Medical "We need the service," she said, adding that while it was bad for Glen Ridge and Bloomfield residents, it was worse for Kearny residents, who lost their only train station.

New York Hotel Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos agreed.

Online Travel Booking "Your action reduces service to the communities in Bloomfield and Glen Ridge," he said. "But it eliminates it altogether in Kearny, leaving a community of 40,000 people without train service."

Travel Medical Insurance In accordance with the terms of the settlement, NJ Transit Executive Director George Warrington will get a written recommendation within 45 days of the meeting and has until April 20 to issue a decision on whether the line will be reinstated.

Miami Hotel "We are pleased to get the comments and will take them all into consideration," said NJ Transit spokeswoman Penny Bassett Hackett.

Air Deccan Booking Wilson said his only hope is that the company gets the message from the communities and restores the service, even if his company doesn't operate it.

Las Vegas Nevada Travel "If they want to run it, God bless them," he said. "If not, then step aside and we will run this railroad."

Las Vegas Nv Hotel By Kasi Addison
Star-Ledger - 1/22/2004

Topic: Trains

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