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Posted by trainsarefun on Sat Dec 26 12:00:03 2009, in response to Re: Future expansion wish list?, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Fri Dec 25 21:44:28 2009. I'm operating under the cokeheaded idea that the City of New York would subsidize the LIRR's operations.Just checking. :) The City already does, just indirectly. I wouldn't expect more than that. Given what happened to development in the Rockaways, I've suggested that the switch to a slow subway to the core made the area unattractive for development. Historically, what were the running times in the Rockaways, before and after the takeover? I'm skeptical of this claim. Probably what made the area unattractive for development was dropping massive public housing projects teeming with the less affluent. Empty storefronts, lowest tier retail, not many services, low desirability of housing stock, etc. But future gentrification, as dirty a word as that is to some, may yet revitalize the Rockaways. Really. As with all things it would certain depend on the station spacing. And the trackage. Take my example of the WOOD-SHEA run on LIRR. Mind you, given the operations characteristics of NYCTA over the Rockaway trackage, I'm still inclined to believe that LIRR at 65 mph is better than NYCTA at 45 mph. Perhaps speedier, but maybe not faster or more convenient. |
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