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Re: Significant part of former LIRR Wading River Branch to become rail trail |
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Posted by RonInBayside on Mon Apr 13 11:16:40 2009, in response to Re: Significant part of former LIRR Wading River Branch to become rail trail, posted by Hart Bus on Mon Apr 13 10:31:16 2009. "One it would destroy the residential nature of the community"A yard the size that was proposed would not destroy anything. I hear that kind of argument over and over in lots of contexts and it it's always silly. I could understand concern about having a bunch of diesels idling all night and having a large diesel fueling operation. But a relatively modest electric yard wrecking a community? It's laughable. "Two was if this yard, which would be an easy "put in" for Huntington trains, what is the incentive to electify to PJ?" That's also silly. Electrification to Port Jeff will occur if and when the railroad sees demand and funding, not where a yard is located. It's possible that Port Jeff would function somewhat like Port Waahington: there would be heavy service to Huntington, and some subset of the schedule would continue east. All you acomplish with these arguments is to help stop LIRR from doing anything. Then of course you can conveniently blame the railroad instead of yourself or your neighbors. Frankly, I think you don't want any improvements at all to the line, but you pick your advocacy carefully so it looks like you support electrification, when in reaity, you don't want anything at all. Sort of like the wolf wearing sheep's clothing. |
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