by NH2060
Rockland County counter-threatens to cut off funding to the MTA and operate the trains themselves.
Would be interesting to see -should Orange County follow suit- if this would be under a “Rockland & Orange Railway/Transit Authority” banner or the counties paying NJ Transit directly.
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Would be interesting to see -should Orange County follow suit- if this would be under a “Rockland & Orange Railway/Transit Authority” banner or the counties paying NJ Transit directly.
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“Trains chugging out of New York's Rockland and Orange counties could disappear completely if the MTA doesn't get a $12 billion bailout from the federal government — a loss that has angered officials and would leave many commuters without options...https://www.nbcnewyork.com/traffic/tran ... o/2590182/
...At the end of the day, we have transportation people looking for alternatives right now," Day said. "I'm calling the MTA out now. If you are going to have that kind of elimination from service, I want to be released from any connection to the MTA. We will contract for our own service here in Rockland County. Period. And we will keep our own money."
Last edited by nomis on Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:52 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Edited topic for prep for cross-posting into NJT.