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Re: NY Senate Urges MTA To Reject Proposal To cut LIRR service into Penn Station |
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Posted by Wado MP73 on Sat Feb 18 18:22:41 2012, in response to Re: NY Senate Urges MTA To Reject Proposal To cut LIRR service into Penn Station, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Feb 18 15:16:25 2012. Similar scenario. There are still revenue trains running through there; only difference is that they do not have low-platform capability, so they close the low-platform (or if you like, no-platform) stations, as well as the sole high platform beyond LIC (Richmond Hill) due to the other stations being shuttered.Different scenario. The two stops on the Hudson line have a purpose and it's not like MNR wants to close them. LIRR wanted to close the stations on the Lower Montauk at the first excuse they could find. And you don't have to use plural. There is only one inbound revenue train remaining just so they can say it still has service. Electrifying from scratch doesn't necessarily entail building your own power plants anymore. Where did I even hinted that? The main reason for using 60HZ is so they can use commercial power source. But you still have to bring it in, if it's a new electrification. Since DC power also requires rectifiers and more substations, it'd not make sense to keep it as a duplicate electrification system. The DC substations are already there and we are talking about one or two AC substations. It is necessary to keep third rail as long as Croton has a maintenance facility and you could still run the current DC equipment which won't retire anytime soon for Croton service. It's worth keeping both type of electrification there. I think you're getting Metro-North and LIRR mixed up. OK, 90. And MTA's bean counters and politicians will certainly not allow anything to be built on Metro-North property that benefits Amtrak alone, as CSX would staunchly resist the same on its own property. Great. Nothing gets done. It's not that they gain anything by resisting either. |
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