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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 12:32:28 2009, in response to Re: Significant part of former LIRR Wading River Branch to become rail trail, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Apr 13 12:08:26 2009. "I said that the remainder of the line would become less used, and yes, "ghost towny", as the closer it gets to the terminal, the more people will instead drive to the "last electrified" station instead of using their home station. If I lived in St James, and electrification ended in Smithtown, and that's where the one seat ride was, I would drive the short distance to Smithtown. And the same can be said of Stony Brook, or any of the stations east of there"That's because of a crappy schedule. If every electric departure from the newly electrified Smithtown had a matching diesel arrival from Port Jeff, including extra diesels at rush hour, you'd see more people hop the diesel instead of driving. Sure, if you live at the next station east you'd drive to Smithtown, but froim points east more people would go to their neighborhood station. Over and over again, people who ride from eastern Suffolk have told MTA that frequency of service is the issue. It's not the one seat ride. The one seat ride is great when you're a short drive away and the diesel only runs every two hours. Have the diesel run every 30 minutes and be pnctual to the schedule and you'd have a different story - you'd be addressing what passengers have said they want. Couple that to additional drivers trading their cars for the trin, and the eastern stations would not be ghost stations at all. They'd thrive. |
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