The NJ Mid Express 2007-2008 is ready to roll again! 
Our club provides bus transportation to and from the Academy for midshipmen and their guests.
Round Trip for Thanksgiving Break.
 RETURN TRIP ONLY to the Academy after New Year’s.
 

Why use the Mid Express?

    It's convenient

     Less stressful for parents and Mids

     The Club provides food & movies

     Plenty of Mid companionship on the bus

     No fighting traffic

     You can cook your holiday meal and shop while your Mid rides the bus

     Available for all NJ Mids and their guests (Many Mids cannot get home during the holidays; encourage your Mid to bring home a friend or two)

 
Click here for:  NJ Turnpike Site for Service Area Locations
 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE -*Times are approximate. Schedule will be adjusted according to Academy Leave times.  We MUST HAVE YOUR MID's E-MAIL ADDRESS for last minute notifications of time and meeting place.  Details will be sent via e-mail prior to each departure date. 

There is no Mid-Express bus service offered from USNA to NJ for the Christmas/Winter holiday break.  Mid leave-time varies based on their exam schedules and most mids would be unwilling to hang around an extra day or two to ride the bus.  Because almost everyone is due back at USNA at nearly the same time after the holidays, we offer the return trip in January 2008.

 
To NJ from USNA, Wednesday November 21st.  Bus leaves USNA at 2:00 p.m.
Stops from USNA are on the NORTHBOUND side of Turnpike
Stop Number Rest Area Location Approximate Time
Stop 1 James Fenimore Cooper Between Exits 4N & 5N, milepost 39.4 1630 (4:30 p.m.)
Stop 2 Grover Cleveland 10N between Exits 11 and 12 at milepost 92.9   1745 (5:45 p.m.)
Stop 3 Vince Lombardi (18)after Exit 18, last Exit, at milepost 116E and 115.5W 1920 (7:20 p.m.)
From NJ to USNA - Sunday, November 25th & Wednesday, January 2nd
 Note: Return times (marked in red) are NO LONGER different on the January return trip! 
 Stops to USNA are on SOUTHBOUND side of Turnpike
Stop Number Rest Area Location Approximate Time
Stop 1 Vince Lombardi (18) before Exit 18, entrance southbound          1000 ( 10:00 a.m.)
1000 (10:00 a.m.)
Stop 2 Thomas Edison (10S), between Exits 12 & 11 at milepost 92.9       1100 (11:00 a.m.)
1100 (11:00 a.m.)
Stop 3 Walt Whitman (3S) between Exits 4 & 3 at milepost 30.2    1200 (12:00 p.m.)
 1200 (12:00 p.m.)
 


At the Academy: Mids are picked up & dropped off at the Alumni Hall Parking Lot
Cost is $30.00 each way.

Click here for the registration form. 
Print out 2 copies; keep one for your records and mail the second with your payment. 
Bus limit is 45 riders, reservations are accepted on a first-come basis. 
Checks should be payable to: USNA Parents' Club of NJ. 
WE ARE SORRY, BUT NO REFUNDS WILL BE OFFERED FOR CANCELLATIONS
Mail check and confirmation form to: 
Chip and Margy DeWitt
526 Route 513
Califon, NJ 07830
973-214-4987
 chipnmarge@gmail.com
Unsure of the locations? - go to the NJ Turnpike website for rest stop locations