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Posted by tydev417 on Sun Jun 18 19:02:48 2006, in response to Re: Study Re: Here comes Staten Is. Light Rail, posted by WillD on Sun Jun 18 18:15:40 2006. his would be just a few grade crossings which would cost unneccesary millions of dollars to eliminate which would really only see traffic going to the small shipyards north of Richmond Terrace. You'd spend millions building an elevated section to eliminate the crossing of a few hundred cars per day, if even that many.But then why would you want to spend the extra money to build a heavy rail system for a location so clearly devoid of population density? Although, I agree with you all the way on the other points, the North Shore of Staten Island is very dense, almost too dense. It's actually the most dense part of the Staten Island but is completely void of a rail line. You'll see much, much, much more traffic on Richmond Terrace than the amount you stated. Trucks don't really come through Richmond Terrace that often either with all the sharp turns. If NJTRO had taken the line without purchasing it from CSAO we'd have GP40PH-2Bs sucking back 8 times the fuel per trip and running every two hours on a schedule which may or may not get held up by a freight somewhere on the line. And you think he would have any problem with that? Well no kidding. Why would they want to blow billions that could go elsewhere on grade separation for an area which is basically suburbia? Even the heavy rail alternative does not use a full elevated structure but instead goes for pedestrian overpasses to access the bike trail at certain points. Agreed, and to tell you ther truth, I have no clue at all what exactly is running through his mind right now advocating for a more expensive heavy rail line instead of a LRT line which has been receiving more attention due to it's cost efficiency. |
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