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Posted by Andy on Mon May 21 23:24:56 2012, in response to Wouldn't LIRR East Side access have been a lot cheaper if..., posted by Jeff Rosen on Mon May 21 23:00:30 2012. No, No, No - for all three possible locations. Stops would slow down train traffic and could result in fewer trains in and out of Penn. The bigger challenge is building a new station in an existing deep tunnel, which would require much blasting and related heavy construction. Where do you put the trains (Amtrak, NJT, LIRR) when doing the construction? Could have been built in 1910 but now, no.The only somewhat similar construction project in Manhattan occurred about 50 years ago, when the lower level express stop at 59th St on the Lex 4 and 5 trains was built in a similar environment. For that, express trains were rerouted to the local tracks every night to accommodate the construction. There is no such alternative in the existing LIRR/Amtrak tunnels under 32nd/33rd Streets. |
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