ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION No. 52
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 8, 1996
By Assemblywoman TURNER and Assemblyman GUSCIORA
An Assembly Resolution urging the New Jersey Transit Corporation to restore passenger service on the West Trenton rail line.
Whereas, The West Trenton rail line has been used only for rail freight operations since the New Jersey Transit Corporation suspended passenger service on that line in 1983; and
Whereas, The West Trenton rail line transverses Manville Borough, Hillsborough Township, Millstone Borough and Montgomery Township in Somerset County; East Amwell Township in Hunterdon County; and Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Pennington Borough and Ewing Township in Mercer County and the roadways in those areas, including Routes 206, 22 and 1, are often subject to traffic congestion and delays thereby decreasing air quality in that area as well as the quality of life of those persons having to use those roadways to get to work; and
Whereas, Restoration of passenger service on the West Trenton rail line would help reduce traffic congestion in this portion of the State, improve air quality, allow area residents the option of a less stressful, mass-transportation commute and provide better mass transit interconnections throughout the State; and
Whereas, It is altogether fitting and proper for this House to call upon New Jersey Transit to restore passenger service on the West Trenton rail line so the citizens of the State can enjoy the benefits such restoration would bring; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The New Jersey Transit Corporation, for the reasons set forth in the preamble hereto, is urged to restore passenger service on the West Trenton rail line.
2. Authenticated copies of this resolution, signed by the Speaker of the General Assembly and attested thereto by the Clerk thereof, shall be forwarded to the Commissioner of Transportation, the board
of the New Jersey Transit Corporation, and the Executive Director of the New Jersey Transit Corporation.
STATEMENT
This resolution calls upon the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJT) to restore passenger service on the West Trenton rail line. Since 1983, when NJT suspended passenger service, the line has been used only for freight operations.
The West Trenton rail line transverses Manville Borough, Hillsborough Township, Millstone Borough and Montgomery Township in Somerset County; East Amwell Township in Hunterdon County; and Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Pennington Borough and Ewing Township in Mercer County. The roadways in those areas, including Routes 206, 22 and 1, are often subject to traffic congestion and delays decreasing air quality as well as the quality of life of those persons having to use those roadways to get to work. Restoration of passenger service on the West Trenton rail line would help reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, allow area residents the option of a less stressful, mass-transportation commute; and provide better mass transit interconnections throughout the State.
Urges New Jersey Transit to restore passenger service on the West Trenton rail line.