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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Thu Jul 30 01:01:50 2020, in response to Re: LIRR+Park Avenue, posted by Joe V on Wed Jul 29 07:03:21 2020. "Hempstead is mostly a Brooklyn Branch."The track layout at Jamaica and the fact that Hempstead handles Queens Village and Hollis which are on the outer most tracks means Hempstead going to Brooklyn is actually a major operating inefficiency at Jamaica in that the trains must cross a multitude of tracks to access Brooklyn. EB it's better (still not great), but WB it's a nightmare. The Jamaica redesign doesn't change that either. Also, under the current covid schedule, 5 out of 8 Hempstead peak trains originate at NYP, and it's an almost even split for inbound peak. "There are no off-peak Great Neck and Freeport trains." That's fine, the time where more operating capacity is needed is peak. If thru-running can bring about that needed capacity, then that means thru running at peak is what's needed. And if thru running is employed to bring about additional capacity during peak, then thru running doesn't need to happen off peak because that's not when the capacity is needed. "There are no rush hour slots for more trains." Where did I say anything about more trains? I said if thru-running creates more capacity, then do it. And where specifically are you saying that there's no rush hour slots for more trains anyway? "The LIRR Main Line west of Jamaica will be even more congested with ESA coming on-line." All the more reason to employ whatever method can create more capacity. You're literally making my argument for me. "Off peak means adding trains for which there is no operating budget." Again, off peak isn't where the capacity is needed. |
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