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Re: In South Queens, rail backers still pushing for old Rockaway Beach line |
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Posted by Nilet on Mon Jul 28 02:56:41 2014, in response to In South Queens, rail backers still pushing for old Rockaway Beach line, posted by Gold_12th on Mon Jul 28 01:40:09 2014. How do they propose running LIRR trains out to the Rockaways when the line is used by the subway?Returning the Rockaway line to the LIRR would mean higher fares and almost certainly reduced service. Building a new line for the LIRR trains would be absurdly expensive. Restoring the post-1956 service (LIRR trains terminate at Ozone Park) would be largely pointless and certainly wouldn't help the Rockaways. Converting the Rockaway line to subway usage as far as Rego Park would be pointless since those trains would have nowhere to go— the Queens Boulevard line is the only obvious route to Manhattan and it's already at capacity. Running LIRR trains to the Rockaways on the existing subway tracks alongside the A will happen over the FRA's dead body. |
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