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Re: Someone remind me, what is the point of light rail again? |
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Posted by ElectricTraction on Sun Sep 6 21:52:19 2015, in response to Re: Someone remind me, what is the point of light rail again?, posted by NIMBYkiller on Sun Sep 6 20:55:48 2015. Because AirTrain would pull resources away from the subway that could be put towards expanding the subway, which benefits everyone. There is no reason for a dedicated AirTrain to go into Manhattan when the subway already serves that purpose. And where would it go? The subway goes anywhere you want, the AirTrain would only go one place, and then you'd have to get on the subway anyway. Even if you want to hit a transit hub with AirTrain, does it go to Fulton Street? Penn Station? GCT? PABT?Even then, there is physically no place to put it unless you do some deep tunnel boring, which is big $$$ for a pointless project that just replicates what the subway already does. The money should go to things that don't already exist, like the Cross-Harbor tunnel, subway extensions in the outer boroughs, and TriboroRX. Why do you have such an objection to people with luggage on the subway? It works fine now. If there are capacity issues after CBTC is fully rolled out, get some articulated cars. That's a heck of a lot cheaper than building some new duplicative train that tries to re-do what the E and J trains already do. |
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