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Re: Raritan Valley Coalition pushing for direct NJT RVL service to New York using ALP-45DPs |
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Posted by Joe V on Sat May 11 18:37:54 2013, in response to Re: Raritan Valley Coalition pushing for direct NJT RVL service to New York using ALP-45DPs, posted by streetcarman1 on Sat May 11 18:11:37 2013. Never.- P-Burg is not much of a traffic generator for Trans Bridge. There is Hampton and Bloomsbury, but they are small towns. - 94% of auto traffic from that Delaware River crossing turns over in Hunterdon and Somerset Counties - most of the Lehigh Valley - NYC market is already on the bus, which the train can never come close to beating timewise. - which leaves little for a NYC-centric rail market For Trans Bridge, the market is Clinton, Easton, and Bethlehem. NJT has no trackage right west of P-Burg, and unlike Amtrak, would have to pay market costs, not incremental costs, for NS trackage rights into Pennsylvania, and probably have to pay a ransom in double-tracking and terminal yard costs. |
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