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Re: NJT conducting “Princeton Transitway Study” on Dinky ROW |
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Posted by 3-9 on Wed Jan 22 06:46:36 2020, in response to Re: NJT conducting “Princeton Transitway Study” on Dinky ROW, posted by Joe V on Tue Jan 21 17:28:22 2020. Everybody else deals with FRA cab inspections, so can these lazy asses.Until there is a major change in policy, it's extremely impractical to buy MU cars for a 2-stop shuttle. This is, after all, taxpayer dollars we're talking about here. Bus last 1/3rd as long as a rail car, and you'll need twice as many to replace rail cars. Then consider the capital cost of paving over the track, including the D&R Canal open deck bridge. But it's not like NJT doesn't have experience with buses. NJT may not even need to provide the service, and let someone else do it. And how many people use the Dinky per day? Less than a thousand? As for the bridge? Rip out the tracks, ballast, and signals, pave it over. Done. This is not New York City. People who are not transit dependent do not ride local buses. They will all drive to Princeton Jct. Unless the person has some reason where they cannot take a bus 2.7 miles, I really don't think it's going to make a difference if the person previously rode the Dinky. |
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