Proposed route map, showing stops in the Poconos and nearby in New Jersey

STROUDSBURG – A public information session is scheduled for this afternoon and evening on plans to revive a commuter rail link from Scranton and the Poconos to the New York metro area. 

The information session runs from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Quality Inn 1220 W. Main Street, Stroudsburg.  Brief presentations are scheduled for 5 and 7 p.m., but for the most part, the event is an opportunity to view maps and exhibits and talk face to face with NJT officials and other interested parties.

The objective of the Lackawanna Cutoff project is to reinstitute passenger rail service on the abandoned rail right of way of the Lackawanna Cutoff and over existing freight right of way in Pennsylvania. The reinstituted rail line would provide service from Scranton to Hoboken, or to New York Penn Station via transfer to MidTown Direct service, by connecting to the existing NJ TRANSIT Montclair-Boonton and Morris & Essex Lines.

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