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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 Sat Feb 10 14:26:36 2018, in response to Re: Lower Montauk Branch Passenger Rail Study (Final Report 2018) could cost over $2 Billion, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sat Feb 10 12:13:02 2018. The Nippon Sharyo DMU is what they showed on the cover of the study and would probably be a good fit if it was just a shuttle operation. They would be an excellent fit for East End rail service (i.e. Ronkonkoma-Greenport and Patchogue/Speonk-Montauk shuttle trains).The cars as they are would require modifications to fit around the third rail. If the MTA did not always foolishly have its head in the sand, they could've been a party to the initial design for SMART and UPX and had the cars designed to fit perfectly, but there's no such thing as foresight at the MTA these days. These DMU's would also be a nice fit for Waterbury Branch and NHHS service instead of the old trains they're using now. Between that, a fleet of DMU's for East End Rail service, and potentially this service, there should be enough demand to place an order for a slightly modified design. But when there is no will, there is no way... If the Lower Montauk was reactivated in concert with the Bay Ridge and Rockaway Beach Branches (killing multiple birds with one stone), I could imagine ridership being good enough for six or eight car diesel trains for the first term, then if ridership takes, electrify... |
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