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Re: Lower Montauk Branch Passenger Rail Study (Final Report 2018) could cost over $2 Billion |
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Posted by lirr42 on Fri Feb 9 14:17:25 2018, in response to Lower Montauk Branch Passenger Rail Study (Final Report 2018) could cost over $2 Billion, posted by gold_12th on Fri Feb 9 12:11:41 2018. The cost estimates included in these studies have become less and less believable as time has gone on. What is likely happening is the true cost is being artificially inflated so agencies and politicians can use it as an excuse for not doing something.I still think the best use for the Lower Montauk Branch would be to restore it as regional rail in conjunction with a restoration of the Bay Ridge and Rockaway Beach Branches...they can restore the Montauk Cutoff and use the Sunnyside Loop so trains can access Queens Plaza, Hunterspoint Avenue, and NY-Penn Station (instead of just Long Island City, which is a fair distance from the 7...). Kills a couple birds with one stone. Though if they were going to go forward with a LIC to Jamaica shuttle idea, perhaps they could utilize the new platform F the LIRR is building at Jamaica and give the MTA a cop-out to not go through with cutting off Brooklyn service... |
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