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Re: Significant part of former LIRR Wading River Branch to become rail trail |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Apr 13 12:55:52 2009, in response to Re: Significant part of former LIRR Wading River Branch to become rail trail, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Apr 13 12:03:40 2009. I agree, demand is too centralized at Ronkonkoma, but adding electric capacity at Medford/Yaphank only means moving the point where people get on the same train, which will still arrive in Hicksville crush loaded. The answer lies in providing an alternative which bypasses the Ronkonkoma line altogether, and that means electrifying the north and south shore lines.Yes, I agree on that. Electrification is not to eliminate the crush loads by Hicksville, but to alleviate the "Ronkonkoma problem". That would only be the first step in the problem however. |
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