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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Mon Oct 17 18:08:25 2016, in response to Re: HBLR Extension, posted by Joe V on Wed Oct 12 07:22:43 2016. "NS just told Amtrak (nicely) to go eff themselves with any service on the former LV RR. NJT has trackage rights to P-Burg, but not beyond. SO - to get across, one would have to pay NS a ransom for capacity expansion."This is the biggest and most unfortunate issue with passenger rail expansion in general, but it's not like the freights don't provide a huge benefit to traffic congestion. Either way, an Allentown train could be routed around the RVL locals easily with switch work. Between what times are those 63 buses arriving at the PABT? 63 gate slots is a big deal, 63 fewer buses going into the XBL and Lincoln Tunnel makes a dent, even if it only accounts for ~3.6% of total PABT traffic. Hudson County is exactly the reason why rail service needs to be expanded. Hudson County difficult to do with rail just because of the geography, and admittedly my proposals do very little to bring rail service there. Stations could be placed along the line that parallels 1&9, but those would be the very fringe of the neighborhoods. The real benefit to Hudson County from the expansion of rail service is the freeing up of capacity and making travel more fluid for the buses serving it. As I said, the space that exists needs to be made available primarily for areas that don't have a rail alternate. Hudson County is one of those places. The routes I listed don't have to be on anyone's current to-do list. The fact is, plain and simple, that they have the potential to make a real difference in the way this region moves and make the most of the existing infrastructure, without having to waste money on band aids and expansion of inefficient solutions. |
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