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Re: Significant part of former LIRR Wading River Branch to become rail trail |
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Posted by trainsarefun on Tue Apr 14 12:14:34 2009, in response to Re: Significant part of former LIRR Wading River Branch to become rail trail, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Apr 14 07:11:36 2009. A bus is not a trainload of people.Where the bus is actually more than a trainload of people is on the North Fork. But that's mostly due to the convenience of the bus schedule by Hampton Jitney compared to LIRR's service to Greenport, or as LIRR thinks of it, the official ass end of the railroad universe. That said, I personally prefer the train, even though it requires catching it or basically waiting for the next day. I can read on the train, but I find the bouncing and vibrating of any bus not to my liking (the 1980s MCI Classics might have been the sole exception to this). If they're running scheduled bustitution, then I would just grab the bus all the way. The other trouble with the train is that contrary to the usual image of a speeding train, the run to Greenport isn't. It's more like 85 minutes to go 45 miles, or something like a bit over 30 mph average speed. |
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