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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 Broadway Lion on Sat Feb 10 11:20:04 2018, in response to Re: Lower Montauk Branch Passenger Rail Study (Final Report 2018) could cost over $2 Billion, posted by Andrew Saucci on Sat Feb 10 10:50:47 2018. Oh dear... Another Lower Montauk proposal. The line doesn't even belong to the LIRR any more.But it *IS* a right of way. If MTA (subways) wants to build a subway above the NY&A tracks, they are free to do so, for what good it will do them. It really does not have good connections either east or west. IF MTA (LIRR) wants to build a high-speed shortcut into downtown, they could build UNDER the NY&A and upon reaching LIC would bend SOUTH under the East River hitting Manhattan landfall around Avenue C and following that and other streets to a NEW LIRR/NJT station under the existing WTC PATH complex. LIRR trains would continue to Newark Airport, NJT trains would continue to La Guardia Airport. WTH: They can even pull freight through these tunnels during night time hours. Car fares from NS, CSX, and NY&A could cover a lot of the costs, and NY&A keeps their freight operations intact. THAT is the LION'S Suggestion. ROAR |
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