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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Fri Dec 25 17:00:48 2009, in response to Re: Future expansion wish list?, posted by trainsarefun on Fri Dec 25 16:01:57 2009. LIRR bleeds money so to try to implement a rapid transit network through them is to do something that first off, the commuter rail system isn't well suited for, and then to overpay handsomely to do it.The sad part is that in other first world nations, the commuter rail system is capable of such functions. In North America, even in cities with high transit usage, you get a big gap between commuter rail and metro systems. On the opposite side, you get highly suburban Australia where the commuter rail networks function sans metro systems with the exception of Melbourne which has the world's largest streetcar network to perform distributor functions. We have rail in SE Queens - the key is to use it to benefit the people there, to reduce their commuting time substantially I've jokingly said that the Southeast Queens LIRR rider during peak tends to pay the extra money to avoid what he or she considers undesirables on the bus or at Sutphin Blvd. I'm still wondering about the benefits given that I'm still being shunted into the same old, slow 35 mph MAS Queens Railway. Mind you, if we're going to turn the LIRR over to NYCTA, at minimum, I'd want wide station spacing, 65mph MAS, 3.0 mphs acceleration, and a redesigned Valley Stream station with platforms for Babylon services and transfers for riders coming from the subway. |
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