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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Apr 24 15:42:17 2006, in response to Re: The LIRR President Speaks, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Mon Apr 24 15:35:14 2006. The LIRR for some reason or another just doesn't seem to be interested in providing any reverse peak commuting service (admittedly because they're restricted by track capacities), and the various towns and villages themselves just appear to be uninterested in that type of development.Uh, quite the opposite. The third track on the mainline is in direct response to wanting reverse peak traffic. The president even mentioned that the only reason they don't do more is because the current two tracks on the mainline are needed for the current peak direction traffic. It's unfair to compare the LIRR to Metro North and NJT, as they do not handle the volume that the LIRR handles, especially on the mainline, where the Oyster Bay, Port Jeff, Ronkonkoma, Hempstead, and some Ronkonkoma trains all have to share the same ROW and many of them the same tracks, all while sending half hourly or better service in peak direction all at the same time. One of things that I've noticed when I've taken commuter rail is that on NJT and MNCR, you notice a slight build up in density near the train stations. You'll see apartments, condos, and multi-story commercial developments. In contrast, on the LIRR, it's rare to see such development. And what exactly does that have to do with the LIRR? That's not up to the LIRR do build condos, apartments, multi story commercial developments, etc at their stations. That's another thing. The Parkways here on the island tend to bypass the villages very well. In contrast, I-95 and I-287 go thru the downtowns of Stamford and White Plains (and Morristown too). Perhaps, or perhaps not, but again, that has nothing to do with what the LIRR can or can't do. |
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