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Re: Lawmakers: southern Queens commuters need a new railway more than the QueensWay |
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Posted by R36 #9346 on Tue Feb 14 13:11:04 2012, in response to Re: Lawmakers: southern Queens commuters need a new railway more than the QueensWay, posted by Wallyhorse on Tue Feb 14 01:13:55 2012. Here's what I would do.First off, make sure that any pressure from the NIMBYs to build a rail trail would be reduced to as close to zero as possible, while drumming up support for a rail line. As the Convention Center gets built, the refurbishing of the Rockaway Beach branch, including a connection from the 63rd Drive IND station, would begin. The connection from the IND line will initially include a connection from the local tracks, but would also include a provision for service from the express tracks, which would involve D3 and D4 tracks descend to a lower level north of Woodhaven Boulevard, F3 and F4 slide out and under the local tracks, then D3 and D4 would rise through 63rd Drive station. F3 and F4 would slide out further and rise toward the level of the local tracks, then merge with F1 and F2 between the IND and the LIRR. Short term work would be connecting the Rockaway line to the local tracks of the Queens Boulevard line, including stations at Union Turnpike, Jamaica Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, and 101st Avenue. Medium term work would involve building the super express extension of the 63rd Street line, and connect it to both the Queens Boulevard line and the Rockaway line. Tracks T3 and T4 (initially a single track, but with a provision for two) will continue under Sunnyside Yard, then Queens Boulevard. This would eventually feed into the aforementioned F3 and F4 tracks, and provide a connection to D3 and D4. The portion of the route consisting of new construction would be designed for operation at speeds of up to 80 miles per hour, though trains would be limited to 65 in actual service. The Rockaway Line would also be engineered for operation at higher speeds. |
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