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Posted by JayZeeBMT on Sat Apr 22 12:42:21 2006, in response to Re: Bring the JFK Express back...can it be done?, posted by R7 Torresdale Express on Fri Apr 21 23:44:50 2006. Dual operation of the same tracks can be done very well, political turf battles aside. I never understood why Air Train wasn't constructed to enter NYCT at Howard Beach. It would probably have required trains with crews, but I think the labor costs associated with that would have been offset by the increased revenue to both agencies. A one seat ride from JFK to Manhattan should have been a reality a LONG time ago.Instead we get these piecemeal services (TTTP, AirTrain) which still require you to drag your luggage between modes (train, bus, or subway). When the LIRR came to Rockaway in the early 20th century, it shared its tracks with the Ocean Electric trolley company. I could see the Fulton/8th Ave. IND absorbing the additional tph with just a few service adjustments (like extending the C to Lefferts during the day--all C's use Lefferts as south term, and the two A branches become Far Rock or the JFK loop...it could have been done...) |
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