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Re: Lawmakers: southern Queens commuters need a new railway more than the QueensWay |
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Posted by ENY Blitz 5107 on Tue Feb 14 18:41:34 2012, in response to Lawmakers: southern Queens commuters need a new railway more than the QueensWay, posted by Gold_12TH on Mon Feb 13 21:28:15 2012. Greetings Everyone...First off,lets be totally realistic about this.The Restoration of the Rockaway Line Is going to be expensive,of that there is no doubt.We can all shoot for the "Pie in the sky" and say "YES!" lets build a "New" subway line to connect with the Rocakaway Branch,buts lets be truthful,IT AINT GONNA HAPPEN.Nope,sorry,i just cant see it.Its taken almost 60 years for the Second Avenue Subway to be built,and now we are going to build a "New" connection to the Queens Blvd.IND with "New" yards and "New" lines.Sorry Guys,its just a fantasy for you all.Now,we are dealing with the MTA,a Public Agency that is very slow in building anything.The LIRR is a part of the MTA,and i am sure they too will chime in one way or another,and Track Space in the tunnels to Penn Station is sure to be an issue.Can the line be restored? Yes,it can and the time to do so is now,as most of the Infastructure is still there.Once that infastucture is removed or destroyed it will make it that much harder to rebuild or replace it.ALSO,the LIRR will have the equipment to service the line,as most of the 1984 built M-3s are still in service,with the M-9s on the Drawing board.Of course,in rebuilding the line i am quite sure that the NIMBY's will weigh in with all of their complants,like "We cant have those BIG,Noisy trains running thru our backyards",Etc,Etc. In my opinion,to have the line restored it must be part of the LIRR once again.Running time from Penn Station,New York to Ozone Park in the 1950s was just a little over 20-25 minutes.Now,THAT is a fast ride! To connect this line with the Subway is just asking for more of the same ol',same ol'as trains to the Rockaways must compete with other train traffic on Queens Blvd. or whatever scenario is evisioned.Restore the LIRR Rockaway Line-but make it part of the LIRR... |
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