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Posted by #5 - Dyre Ave on Mon Jun 19 23:44:09 2006, in response to Re: Here comes Staten Is. Light Rail?, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Jun 17 16:03:59 2006. I disagree. Light rail can safely operate in streets. Maybe not on Manhattan streets, which can be choked with traffic 24/7, but certainly on some SI streets. Heavy-rail subway can not safely operate on streets, and thus, must always run in its own right-of-way unimpeded by cars, buses and trucks. And it costs big bucks to build that ROW, money you wouldn't have to spend if you go with light rail. Just imagine a four-car train of R68s (never mind eight cars) running down the middle of Hylan Blvd, stopping at high-level platforms on Hylan.Even on private ROW, light rail is cheaper. You can get off-the-shelf LRV's, which you can't do with subway cars. Frequently-running heavy rail cars also need high platforms. LRV's don't. |
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