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Re: Schenectady to get new Amtrak station |
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Posted by Bill West on Thu Jul 30 23:33:31 2015, in response to Schenectady to get new Amtrak station, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 22:49:09 2015. Watch your wallet there. Relying on Great American Stations about Schenectady:"As of late 2013, the CTDA had secured, for design and construction of the new rail station, a $4.2-million state grant in 2010; a $5.9-million federal High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) grant via NYSDOT in 2011; and a $4.5-million Federal Transit Administration grant, also via NYSDOT" That's 1/3 paid by the rest of the state and 2/3's paid by the rest of the country. With Amtrak's 30 million rides a year, even a low average of only two rides per real person would mean 95% of those people don't use Amtrak. Bill |
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