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Re: Someone remind me, what is the point of light rail again? |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Fri Sep 4 00:58:22 2015, in response to Re: Someone remind me, what is the point of light rail again?, posted by ElectricTraction on Thu Sep 3 16:54:41 2015. In theory, the rail capacity could be added later, but I suspect that the state didn't want to wait for the FTA to pay for the transit component of the bridge, and for the studies to finally see what watered down option would be chosen. Mind you, if you're going to put transit, light rail is probably the better option given that there is unlikely to be a loop to the Hudson Line from the bridge, and it's easier to secure light rail rolling stock capable of climbing higher grades, so it's just easier to make the engineering work and get away with serving downtown White Plains and the office parks along I-287 with the hope of connecting with the New Haven Line.FWIW, if you want commuter rail from Rockland County to Manhattan, you'd probably be better off paying CSX some cash to permit the West Shore Line line to operate, and to build a connector from that line and the ancien Erie Lines into any future tunnel that gets built into Manhattan. |
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