|
|
| Re: The LIRR President Speaks (245628) | |||
 |
|||
| Home > SubChat | |||
|
[ Read Responses | Post a New Response | Return to the Index ] |
|
||
|
Re: The LIRR President Speaks |
|
|
Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Tue Apr 25 00:04:12 2006, in response to Re: The LIRR President Speaks, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Apr 24 15:42:17 2006. 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.I actually did say "admittedly because they're restricted by track capacities" in regards to the LIRR"s issues in having reverse peak travel. The only way the LIRR can have an effective reverse peak is with a third track, which is going to be remedied within the next decade or so. Perhaps, or perhaps not, but again, that has nothing to do with what the LIRR can or can't do. The only thing the LIRR is responsible for is providing rail service. Zoning and the location of other transportation facilities is the responsibility of some other level of government. |
|
(There are no responses to this message.)
|
|