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Posted by WhiteBus on Tue Sep 16 12:02:57 2014, in response to Re: NJT rail system just ''cobbled together'', posted by JAzumah on Tue Sep 16 11:15:55 2014. Thank you to everyone who responded. The responses were thoughtful and intelligent. What motivated my original post was my feeling that as early as the 1950s there was the expectation that rr commuting in NJ would continue its secular decline. Thru the 1950s and 1960s we saw major service eliminations, ie, PRR Exchange Place, NYC West Shore, then the EL route eliminations and consolidations, and the CNJ Aldene Plan. I think that much of these changes were in anticipation of further closures and cutbacks so that there would be "rush hour only" service or even no service. But then the landscape changed for many reasons which I won't address right now. NJT rail does an adequate job under the circumstances, but I am just pessimistic that we will see any improvement in the near or long term for rail service, other than replacement of equipment. As a major example, NY Penn Stn is a weak link in the entire system. It is an over-crowded hovel, but I do not see any chance for improvement in either the near or long term especially given the very long lead times today for major projects. |
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