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Posted by trainsarefun on Sat Dec 26 16:05:31 2009, in response to Re: Future expansion wish list?, posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Dec 25 22:47:24 2009. but you'll never get me on FBA.Yes, at least we agree on the real reason for our disagreement: nostalgia. For one you've got people working in downtown Brooklyn. Are these people not allowed to take the subway? Second, the west end terminal capacity is needed now and will always be needed, end of story. LIRR has no shortage of western terminal capacity. Not now, not in the foreseeable future. They actually have a shortage of EMUs to run the service that they propose, no doubt because it's overkill. 3rd, if you believe in magic, commuter rail to downtown would have to be via FBA. First, with the WTC debacle and the FBA renovation, that train left the terminal a few years ago; it's not coming back. Second, people will have a fast, cheap ride to downtown and better connectivity. With the subway. That line should never EVER be taken from LIRR. There is no 11th commandment saying that LIRR should be allowed to largely waste a precious resource of value to millions for the benefit of a few thousand who desire longer one-seat rides. |
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