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Posted by Michael549 on Mon Jan 5 11:59:39 2009, in response to Re: Why was 179th St/Jamaica 13 years late?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Jan 5 07:55:19 2009. From a previous message: "Moses was ALSO the reason Staten Island still has no rail connection with the other boroughs. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was supposed to carry cars on the upper deck, and TRAINS on the lower. "While the above statement is basically true, Robert Moses is NOT THE ONLY REASON for there not being a subway connection to the other boroughs. Please remember that if the Brooklyn Rapid Transit railroad had not gone bankrupt (in part due to the aftermath of a certain accident in Brooklyn, you may have heard of it - Malbone Street), and other financial aspects -- there would have been a subway tunnel connection to Staten Island. After the BRT failed, the BMT subway was risen from its ashes, but it did not have enough money to run its current operations and build any brand new lines. Again, as I said, Robert Moses (in full evil guise) can be blamed for many things - I do not dispute that. Robert Moses IS NOT THE ONLY REASON why there is not a Staten Island subway connection. Mike |
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