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Posted by Gold_12th on Fri Aug 23 14:35:08 2013 " Commuter rail, however, is what one task force member called "a long, long-term" option and will not be pursued at this point.Members cited the high cost — between $5 billion and $7 billion to extend rail from Suffern to Tarrytown, suspect ridership projections and the negative impact on Rockland County. The new line would have to use a series of tunnels and viaducts to move across the hilly terrain at an acceptable grade. The overriding objection, however, was that a new rail line wouldn't alleviate east-west congestion. Members acknowledged it would give Orange and Rockland commuters a one-seat ride to New York City, but they believe Amtrak's Gateway project and its Bergen loop will do the same thing in time. "We would, in a sense, be competing against ourselves," said Joan McDonald, the state transportation commissioner, about pursuing rail across the Tappan Zee Bridge when Gateway was gaining momentum. " http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130817/BIZ/308170331 |
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