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Re: Re-Open LIRR 'White Pot Junction |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor for ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Mar 19 19:58:40 2008, in response to Re-Open LIRR 'White Pot Junction, posted by NEPONSIT2006 on Fri Mar 7 18:00:11 2008. Make a long story short.....NEVER GONNA HAPPEN!!!Too much NIMBY-ism from the snobs of Rego Park, too many operational issues would arise in doing any work on a service of this nature without significant effect on A Line service to and from the Rockaways, and too much $$$$$$ would be needed to repair, and in numerous instances, significantly rebuild or replace a great many portions of the right of way that used to exist, especially the badly crumbling structure running between 99th and 100th Streets in Ozone Park, new roadbed for the embanked portions running from Atlantic Ave. north to Whitepot, which a lot has been badly eroded away by nature, building of new infrastructure from the existing right of way to a new right of way leading into the airport itself, and not to mention the battle property owners would give if MTA wishes to retake the property many residences and business built on all along the right of way, especially a whole area north of Forest Park by Union Turnpike which was turned completely into a resident parking area at a nearby high rise apartment complex north of Forest Park right on Union Turnpike. It is a nice idea, and had it been thought of and more better considered say 20-25 years ago, I would have seen it happening. But now......never. Too much $$$$$$$ and even more politics involved.....all of which mostly contributed to the Air Train that now exists. |
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