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Business-class commuting to get you back to work in safety and comfort

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Boxcar
8 months
At 5:41 pm tonight one of our buses was attacked in midtown. Someone resembling a bike deliverer came up to our 5:30 PM Morris Meteor, right at Bryant Park, smashed the driver's side window, and fled on his e-bike. Below find video of the incident.  If you can provide any
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Boxcar
2 years
The Express Bus Lane in thirty seconds on a morning with a 36 minute delay for drivers.
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Boxcar
3 months
Boxcar buses will no longer be picking up at Dallas BBQ in the evenings, effective immediately. A series of close-calls and disturbing incidents happening near our Dallas BBQ PM pickup stop over the last few months culminated this week in a rider being physically assaulted while
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Boxcar
8 months
Boxcar will be maintaining our evening pickup stop in Times Square for now but will be monitoring the safety concerns closely. Our top priority is that you are able to have a safe and secure commute. Thanks for all your support and we are looking forward to sunnier skies soon.
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Boxcar
8 months
@carriealena He is, thanks for asking. Riders gave him an outpouring of support when they boarded this morning and he called us just to say how special he felt to have all their support. ♥️
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Boxcar
2 years
In celebration of mask freedom day, tomorrow we will accept masks as payment for coffee at Boxcar's Westfield coffee kiosk.
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Boxcar
3 months
We still don't really know what crowdstrike does, but Boxcar's app is working fine and we wish the crowdstrike engineering team the best of luck fixing things.
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Boxcar
1 year
55 minutes from Chatham to World Trade on Boxcar's inaugural Downtown bus run!
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Boxcar
6 months
Sometimes the best things about New York are from New Jersey: Anthony Volpe and Boxcar
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Boxcar
6 years
A bittersweet day as we bid farewell to our first office. Nestled on the banks of the mighty Rahway, she served us well for the past two years. However, we have outgrown her. Boxcar global HQ is relocating to the banks of the Passaic at @NewarkVc . Come pay us a visit some time!
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Boxcar
4 months
Entire Boxcar team on duty tonight. This is what it looks like when we are all responding to rider questions, dealing with a major influx of new riders, coordinating bus replacements, and getting surprised with a brief police activity shutdown of the Lincoln Tunnel. Thanks to
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Boxcar
3 years
Boxcar is honored to have won the bid to manage Westfield's train station kiosk We look forward to creating a one-stop-shop for Westfield commuters to get their morning coffee AND take care of a lot of their other errands around town.
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Boxcar
5 years
4 tons of produce pickups in 45 seconds
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Boxcar
3 years
Boxcar bought our first parking lot! The new crown jewel of the Princeton Junction parking ecosystem, just $1.99 through Labor Day.
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Boxcar
3 months
Bravo!
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Joe Colangelo
3 months
Happy 1,000,000 reservations @boxcartransit
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Boxcar
6 months
A year ago, we embarked on an incredible journey with the #EssexExpress , launching 18 daily trips. It was our most ambitious venture yet. 👥 1,400 riders 🚌 Over 50,000 journeys 🌱 A sustainable path forward Today, we celebrate not just the numbers, but the communities that
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Boxcar
4 years
5 months ago the pandemic decimated Boxcar's business. Since March we have stayed alive with groceries and drive-in movies. Sadly today we're furloughing our amazing team. We will continue to maintain our parking operations and will see you again when demand returns! ♥️
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Boxcar
10 months
Biggest ridership week ever and we couldn't do it without our team. Thanks to Meredyth, Kevin, Lisa, and Tyler for all your help this week making it a success. And of course for all the amazing drivers!
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Boxcar
4 years
"Is this heaven?" "No, it's Jersey" Beautiful Boxcar movie night in Bernardsville
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Boxcar
5 years
Boxcar is excited to launch BoxcarWashes! For $15.99, Boxcar will wash your car's exterior while you're at work with a bristle-free, waterless car wash. Boxcar is launching the pilot exclusively for parkers at 14 Fairmount in Chatham and will expand it as we are able!
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Boxcar
5 years
New Jersey's first drive-thru grocery is running like a well-oiled machine on day one!
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Boxcar
3 months
Today Boxcar celebrates the 7-year anniversary of our first bus run. Happy Birthday! Over the next few days we'll take a walk down memory lane as we remember the few weeks in 2017 that made all the difference.
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Boxcar
1 month
We want you to have the best commute no matter who it's with and this morning that is not on Boxcar. The Port Authority has announced it due to a major crash in investigation there are 90 minute delays at the Lincoln tunnel. We've never seen this before. We are diverting all
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Boxcar
8 months
@ConjecTech No, loading zone. And you should move to New Jersey!
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Boxcar
4 years
Boxcar has been bringing back drive-in movies to NJ. Via @ABC7NY
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Eyewitness News
4 years
The Boxcar company, which started off as a parking application, has turned to the entertainment business to stay afloat, bringing drive-in movies all across New Jersey.
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Boxcar
4 years
Great day in Cranford! 300 boxes of produce, 100+ DIY pizza kits from Calabria, and 20 Protein Packs from Perrotti's. And no touching!
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Boxcar
1 year
Boxcar's first-ever bus run, six years ago today. 350,000+ bus rides later, we're blown away by how far we've come. To our customers who have supported us through our growth, a pandemic, work-from-home, and return-to-office: THANK YOU!
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Boxcar
5 years
Boxcar just released our 2019 summary: • 5,000 active customers (up from 2,000) • 120,000 reservations (up from 50,000) • 43 active cities (up from 15)
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Boxcar
11 months
Welcome to all our new bus riders. Over 1,200 today, an all-time high!
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Boxcar
8 months
Boxcar will be maintaining our evening pickup stop in Times Square for now but will be monitoring the safety concerns closely. Our top priority is that you are able to have a safe and secure commute. Thanks for all your support and we are looking forward to sunnier skies soon.
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Boxcar
2 months
NJ Transit will be offering free rides the entire week of August 26th-September 2nd. I don't know how Transit is able to do that economically given their stated budget woes and the recent tax increase and fare increase, but Boxcar can't compete with free and we understand that
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Larry Higgs
2 months
The feel good idea of a free fare week is getting some push back and raising questions about what Corporate Transit Fee revenue is being used for
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Boxcar
4 years
Thank you! Boxcar, our customers, and @GargiuloProduce donated 300+ boxes of produce today to front-line healthcare workers at Morristown Memorial Hospital @AtlanticHealth
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Boxcar
4 years
Today is our last drive-thru grocery in Madison. Since March, Boxcar has delivered 7,000+ boxes of groceries into the trunks of customers and generated over $300,000 in business for local merchants throughout New Jersey. Thanks for all who made this such a success.
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Boxcar
3 years
Note to Boxcar customers
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Boxcar
5 years
Boxcar We used to put your car in a box Now we put a box in your car
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Boxcar
5 years
Via @News12NJ : The makers of a commuter app are now helping New Jerseyans find fresh produce
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Boxcar
2 years
A great successful pilot run for our reverse commute down 5th and across 42nd in the evenings. Once we ensure repeatability we will expand to our other routes. Stand by for more good news!
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Boxcar
6 years
All of our buses have made it to NYC this morning and all in under 55 minutes. We wanted to give an extra thanks to our drivers who woke up extra early to make sure Boxcar was there for our commuters. Have a great weekend.
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Boxcar
6 years
We had a great time hosting 4 rising @Delbarton seniors this week through the #DelEX program.
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Boxcar
5 years
First Boxcar team virtual happy hour!
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Boxcar
5 years
We're excited to announce Dan Cimaglia will be joining the Boxcar team after he graduates Georgetown this Spring. Dan interned with us in 2017 and never lost touch while he finished up his undergrad. We feel like we won the top pick in the 2020 draft lottery. Welcome back, Dan!
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Boxcar
4 years
Last day of local delivery in Cranford. Thanks to everyone who made this a success.
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Boxcar
2 years
Wow, what a great journey it has been! Thanks to all our loyal customers who made this milestone possible. Special congrats to Alan from Summit on being our 500,000th reservation! We've issued you $150 in Boxcar credit.
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Boxcar
7 months
Boxcar is thrilled to welcome Kevin Kelly as our new kiosk manager for the historic train station coffee kiosk in Westfield, New Jersey. Kevin is a local from Cranford who owned a deli for 12 years and we couldn't be more excited that he's chosen to contribute his expertise and
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Boxcar
4 years
Tune into @ABC7NY tonight for the latest on Boxcar's work with Madison Santa!
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Boxcar
4 years
We're ready to kick off our Cranford Local Marketplace deliveries today. #shoplocal every week! #boxcarlocal
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Boxcar
3 years
Merry Christmas from Boxcar. May your commutes be merry and bright!
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Boxcar
3 years
It was heartwarming seeing so many familiar faces on the bus this am. With ridership *finally* coming back we'll be adding more bus routes and times shortly. Stay tuned!
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Boxcar
4 years
Our first grocery drive-thru is now live in the Boston suburbs! Thanks @MBTA and Yankee Line for making this possible.
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Boxcar
10 months
Boxcar Storm Surge: As you may be aware, a significant winter storm is forecasted for our region, which has the potential to impact NJ Transit's rail services, particularly the overhead wire system - which is already experiencing major difficulties on the Morris & Essex Line.
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Boxcar
2 years
Sending this mailer to Summit households next week. What do you think?
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Boxcar
4 years
It's that easy
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Boxcar
4 years
Our parking business is still 93% down from pre-covid, but there's hope that things are moving in the right direction.
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Boxcar
3 years
The Raritan Rocket is back! Daily trips connecting Cranford & Westfield to midtown Manhattan.
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Boxcar
7 months
Adam has been a terrific investor. In seven years Boxcar has raised $6m and have never treated a fundraising like a victory, just a means to an end. Boxcar is committed to making this fundraising round our last and thank all our investors for their support to get us to where
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Adam Rossi
7 months
I’ve invested in a founder who sells commuting for a living. The company just did its first $500,000 month. And it’s only scratching the surface of what’s possible. @boxcartransit was started by @Itsjoeco in 2016. The idea came when he rented out spaces in his driveway in New
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Boxcar
3 years
One of our buses left 5 minutes early tonight and we couldn't be more sorry, nobody should ever show up to a Boxcar bus on time to find it has already left. If this ever happens in the future, just take an Uber or Lyft and we will fully reimburse you like we did tonight.
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Boxcar
4 years
Some snow at the North Pole today!
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Boxcar
4 years
Bernardsville Boxcar movie night!
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Boxcar
7 years
Honored to be honored as the company most likely to succeed at #VC18
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Boxcar
3 years
Effective immediately masks are no longer required to be worn on all Boxcar buses.
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Boxcar
7 months
Bonus bar bus tonight! Ring in St. Paddy's weekend with Guinness onboard all Boxcar buses this evening.
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Boxcar
2 years
When our bus leaves a few minutes early, as it did tonight, we put you in an Uber home on us. Expensive? Yes. But preferable to a dissatisfied customer.
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Boxcar
3 years
We have been informed by reliable sources that today is in fact Wednesday, even though it feels like a Tuesday. Have a great one. 🚌 + 🇺🇲
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Boxcar
2 years
Day 1 in the books!
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Boxcar
5 years
Parking? Produce? Who cares! Tonight's CBS New York segment on Boxcar launching NJ's first drive-thru grocery pickup. Thanks to the @MadisonNJ_gov for taking a chance on this outside-the-box idea that went so well today.
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Boxcar
3 years
Wow, yeah, people are commuting again. Glad we survived!
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Boxcar
8 months
Thanks to all the Boxcar drivers who did such an excellent job this morning in these conditions. We are nothing without you.
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Boxcar
3 months
When it's that last ride home before the long weekend.
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Boxcar
2 years
If you're getting it after it at 5 and 6 a.m. on this cold and rainy Tuesday we salute you. Absolute incredible energy.
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Boxcar
7 months
Boxcar turns 7 today! Our company started as "Spacer," exclusively focused on commuter parking spots near suburban train stations. Our first "space" was Joe's driveway, right near Cranford Train station. Some photos of our humble beginnings.
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Boxcar
3 months
Did you check out this article in North Jersey today? Comprehensive analysis of the crisis facing private bus carriers in our state, with one exception. “It’s an exciting, new strategy in an otherwise stodgy industry. Bus service has tended to be a laggard when it comes to
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Boxcar
3 years
What a great day
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Boxcar
11 months
Upgrading the view from Boxcar HQ
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Boxcar
2 years
First run of the uptown evening route for the Raritan rocket and it's a smash hit. 50 minutes from 57th & 5th to Cranford.
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Boxcar
4 years
Meet Freezy, our new Sub-Zero refrigerated truck. Freezy's going to make sure our produce, dairy, and meat stay cold as the weather warms up.
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Boxcar
6 months
Take your kids to work day wouldn't be complete without Joe's kids handing out Boxcar flyers to commuters. Thanks to all for the warm reception this morning!
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Boxcar
2 years
Just listed in the app - the Bronx Bomber! Round Trip to and from Yankee Stadium from Madison, Chatham, and Summit. First run April 21st. $29.99/$19.99 General public/member pricing.
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Boxcar
4 years
The wounds are still raw even 19 years later. We honor all those who gave their lives on that fateful day. #neverforget
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Boxcar
2 years
58 minutes from Bryant Park to Chatham, and nobody is breaking a sweat. #betterwithboxcar
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Boxcar
5 years
When a customer reaches out to APOLOGIZE for not buying your product, you know you're doing something right ♥️♥️♥️
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Boxcar
3 years
5 years ago Boxcar was "Spacer" and our app was some wire frames on a wall at Joe's house. Over the next few weeks we'll be sharing some of our journey and origin. Suffice it to say we couldn't have done any of this without you, our amazing customers!
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Boxcar
7 months
Strategy Day! The Boxcar team had a great day in NYC today. In the last three weeks we've grown from 3 full time employees to 10 and today was a terrific opportunity to focus on how we're going to improve the Boxcar experience for all the customers we love so much.
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Boxcar
3 years
AMAZING job by Boxcar's summer interns on their final projects. A+ ideas and presentations and we'd invest in all of them if we could!
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Boxcar
3 years
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Boxcar
1 year
Kicking off our Annual shareholder meeting and we couldn't have asked for better weather. A chance to say thanks to all our great investors.
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Boxcar
6 years
Nice try, old man winter! Summit, NJ to Madison & 57th in 59 minutes. #betterwithboxcar
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Boxcar
4 years
Last Boxcar drive-in movie of the year. Great work from an amazing team that started planning this business line in March and executed all summer and fall. Thanks to the municipalities, customers, and vendors that made it such a success.
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Boxcar
2 years
Boxcar buses unaffected.
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NBC News
2 years
BREAKING: Flights across the U.S. impacted by a major outage, FAA says.
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Boxcar
4 years
A full truck of @GargiuloProduce for distribution in Madison tomorrow!
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Boxcar
4 years
Meet Nestor, who drives our return bus from midtown every day. He's got a big smile on his face because he's seeing more and more riders every week. Happy Friday!
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Boxcar
2 years
I don't think we've ever been "too busy to post on social media" levels busy but this week has redefined that for us. Thanks to everyone who has supported us in the last few days: bus captains, Meredyth, Yankee Line staff and drivers, and our customers.
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Boxcar
6 years
Presented Boxcar to Darien, CT Planning and Zoning this week. Full steam ahead! #betterwithboxcar
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Boxcar
3 years
Dive into Tuesday with Boxcar
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Boxcar
4 months
Panorama Tours is a terrific Boxcar partner, leading our Bergen Bullet line to success. We were thrilled to take some time to appreciate the drivers and managers that make the magic happen. Thank you and we look forward to continuing to grow together!
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Boxcar
3 years
Luis and Ray piloting our Morris Meteors this morning, now originating in Convent Station. Don't call it a comeback!
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Boxcar
3 years
Photo finish, Boxcar style
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Boxcar
3 years
Interns getting the full Boxcar experience today handing out flyers for our new parking lot in Princeton Junction
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Boxcar
3 years
Three years after first handing out flyers at convent station, we're finally launching a bus! Starting Monday our Madison bus will now depart from Convent station and we will also add a second AM and PM daily bus. See you Monday!!
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Boxcar
5 years
Watch Boxcar on CBS news - tonight!
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