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Re: Lack of funds for maintenance clogs busy NJ Transit rail system |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Aug 22 12:25:56 2012, in response to Lack of funds for maintenance clogs busy NJ Transit rail system, posted by Gold_12TH on Sat Aug 11 16:55:32 2012. Here's what I'd do:- Sell Penn Station to the Port Authority and have it jointly run by NJT, the MTA and Amtrak, with written agreements to numbers of slots and priorities. This ends Amtrak favoring it's trains over NJT universally. One of the first things they could do is end the practice of having arriving and departing long distance trains from being scheduled during peak hours. - Turn over the NEC from Sunnyside to NYP to NJT, from NYP to Sunnyside to the MTA. Amtrak pays a rental fee that funds maintenance work for both lines. This frees up NJT to do what it wants to accommodate it's trains as long as Amtrak's needs are met. They can begin upgrading the PRR power system, and expand the North River tunnels. - Re-allocate about half the current funding being wasted on HSR work to upgrading the NEC. Abandon HSR and concentrate on maximizing the existing system. - Double-track and fully electrify the Waterfront Connection to allow more reverse peak Newark Division trains to originate from Hoboken. There are 5 South Amboy expresses in the morning which literally run empty out of NYP. These trains could either originate at Hoboken or Newark via a grade-separated junction. NJT has been obsessed with hyping NYP over Hoboken for 20 years now. This problem is partially their own fault. Longer term, adding an extra tube to the Hudson River and adding additional platforms south of track 1 and 2 to double peak direction capacity is the best answer, financially. All the proposed expansions are too expensive. |
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