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Princeton University’s McCarter Theatre Center (left), train station, and train as seen on June 14. The university plans to build a huge arts center that would force the train far enough away from the campus to cut ridership and threaten the train’s existence. Some folks want to know why the clean, electric train could not be incorporated into the basement of the arts center. New Jersey Transit reportedly is not an enthusiastic operator and probably not inclined to fight for the service. See also my June 1 blog entry.
—Ross Capon