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Re: How the LIRR and Nassau PD Conspire Against Commuters |
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Posted by Osmosis Jones on Thu Jan 10 11:34:33 2008, in response to Re: How the LIRR and Nassau PD Conspire Against Commuters, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Jan 10 09:33:38 2008. IIRC, the Babylon and Long Beach lines should have enough capacity for maybe an additional train to Flatbush Avenue every hour while leaving Penn Station riders alone, not sure about the Ronkonkoma. I am just saying that I think that if any branch should go to Flatbush Avenue on the weekends, it should be one that a lot of Flatbush Avenue riders want to go to (at least according to my observation, if the official statistics which I have not found prove me wrong then there is no argument). A lot of the ridership from there on the weekends comes from people visiting people on the island. The Far Rockaway branch barely serves the island at that (there are a lot of people who go to Valley Stream from Flatbush Avenue, though that stop could also served by the new Long Beach service), and it's $4 cheaper to take the (A) to the N31/32, which is what most of the riders from there do. With my plan, Far Rockaway riders get the one seat Penn Station ride they wanted forever, and Flatbush riders get direct service to destinations they also want to go to in addition to extra service on the branches the new Flatbush Avenue services will serve. |
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