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Re: Peeling ceiling is latest problem for (G) train riders @ Hoyt–Schermerhorn station |
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Posted by Dupont Circle Station on Mon May 7 18:55:49 2012, in response to Re: Peeling ceiling is latest problem for (G) train riders @ Hoyt–Schermerhorn station, posted by SUBWAYMAN on Sun Apr 8 01:18:57 2012. At the risk of being viciously flamed and ridiculed as I was way back when on Dave's site for taking the position that direct midtown service via Chrystie was not only highly desirable, but would be a huge success...and that it would be an atrocity if the connection was left dormant or even abandoned...Chambers' "dormant" side must not be left to rot, nor should it be abandoned outright. Having seen what absolute stupidity it is to abandon usable ROW only to discover a decade or 2 later that it was a horrendous and costly mistake that cannot be undone, NYCT should at an absolute minimum rehabilitate and maintain the east platform and trackways. Sooner or later ridership patterns will make it sensible to have a terminal there. Take out the rails, deactivate the signals, and dim the lights to avoid those maintenance costs, but make certain the ROW remains intact and "just add rails" ready so it can be converted to turn trains coming from both the north and south in just however long it takes to reinstall the running infrastructure. If it's left to go to seed or abandoned, mark my word: Within 20 years there will be a lot of hand wringing and finger-pointing when there's no way to handle additional service because it will cost way too much to rehab/rebuild the abandoned portion for revenue service. The folks in Planning surely can't be oblivious to the fact that when WTC reopens, Lower Manhattan is going to experience a renaissance. |
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