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Re: The Connection Between WTC and Cortlandt St

Posted by Wallyhorse on Sat Mar 17 06:29:35 2012, in response to Re: The Connection Between WTC and Cortlandt St, posted by grand concourse on Sat Mar 17 03:25:05 2012.

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The 5/6/S to old SF (and revival of the BG-SF shuttle) would be likely a ripple effect of having the (E) replace the (R) to Brooklyn (with the (R) terminating at City Hall) since it would take out a direct ride to SF on the Broadway line to Whitehall (since the (E) would be replacing the (R)). If you keep the (R) as is, then the point is moot and the other stuff is not necessary.

That said, the connection should be built because it provides for operational flexibility, which to me is extremely important. In this case, in an G.O. like one we have coming up where the (F) is out between Jay Street and 18th Avenue, the (F) could for instance run via the (N) and (R) and then via the tunnel, moving to the (E) tracks at Chambers and then running normal starting with West 4th. Likewise, if the 6th Avenue side of the Bridge is out, the (B)/(D) could use Montague and a WTC connection to re-connect to the 6th Avenue line after Cortlandt and via 8th Avenue return to its own line at West 4th.

This, BTW is also why I would re-build the Brooklyn-bound connection ONLY to the Manny B from the Nassau Street Line. This would in an emergency allow trains operating via 4th Avenue/West End/Sea Beach/Brighton to go via Montauge to the Nassau Line and back to Brooklyn after Chambers via the bridge. It also would allow for a rush-hour Nassau Street loop line (only operating to Manhattan via tunnel and to Brooklyn via the bridge and only stopping on the northbound tracks after and before returning to DeKalb Avenue) that would only have one terminal instead of two.

Operational flexibility is something that would be very important to me, and this is a good example of it.

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