CONTACT: Michael Klufas (973-491-7078)

NEWARK, NJ, August 28, 2001 -- NJ TRANSIT will participate in the annual American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) Try Transit Week from September 8-14. Among the scheduled highlights are:

• The Try Transit Festival on Saturday, September 8, featuring special train rides and activities honoring the 150th anniversary of the Lackawanna Railroad.
• Customer Appreciation Day on Thursday, September 13 at NJ TRANSIT bus, train and light rail stations:

Rail

• Atlantic City Rail Terminal
• Hoboken Terminal
• Boonton Station (Boonton Line)
• Paterson Station (Main Line)
• South Orange Station (Morris & Essex Lines)
• Newark Penn Station (Northeast Corridor)
• Princeton Junction Station (Northeast Corridor)
• Red Bank (North Jersey Coast Line)
• Hillsdale Station (Pascack Valley Line)
• Westfield Station (Raritan Valley Line)

Bus

• Walter Rand Transportation Center (Camden)
• Hackensack Bus Terminal

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail

• Exchange Place Station

The week begins on Saturday, September 8 with the annual Try Transit Festival at historic Hoboken Terminal between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Highlighting the day are:

• Excursion trips on historic railroad equipment traveling on the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad’s right-of-way. NJ TRANSIT will celebrate the Lackawanna’s 150th anniversary as part of the festival.
• A live appearance by the Jammin’ 105 (WTJM-FM) "Heart and Soul Patrol" between 12 noon and 2 p.m.
• Wild West train trips, featuring a "robbery" by the "Covered Bridge Gang" of the Somerset County Horse & Pony Association.
• Historical tours of Hoboken.
• Bus tours of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system.
• Music and entertainment.
• Vintage bus and rail displays.
• Rides, crafts, railroadiana and food vendors.

For further information on the Try Transit Festival and Try Transit Week, please contact NJ TRANSIT at 800-626-RIDE (7433).

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