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Re: AOC Questions Governor's LGA AirTrain selection

Posted by MainR3664 on Wed Jan 15 14:47:38 2020, in response to AOC Questions Governor's LGA AirTrain selection, posted by AlM on Tue Jan 14 13:06:16 2020.

I will say that I'm no fan of AOC- leave it at that.

But in this case I think she's right. Having the line run northwest (i.e. backwards) from Willets Point makes no sense and will waste billions better spent. How about this:

Run a train M7/9 or M8, depending on which power system you prefer out of NYP and/or GCT, up the NY Connecting railroad, and branch off from there along the BQE, run over the GCP like the JKF Air Train does.

Advantages:

1) More logical direction
2) One-seat ride for many people, so they don't have to lug luggage through too many connections.
3) No tunneling
4) Little-to-no ROW acquisition
5) All technology currently exists
6) Does not foul the existing subway in any way.
7) Fully integrated with an existing railroad or two.

About the only additional costs I see are a catenary or 3rd rail, signals, and some railcars. Considering again, no tunneling or ROW acquisition, this should be doable. If some silly law says that an airport RR can't be part of mass transit, have our elected officials get that changed or waived.


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