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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sat Dec 26 22:53:52 2009, in response to Re: Future expansion wish list?, posted by trainsarefun on Sat Dec 26 12:00:03 2009. But future gentrification, as dirty a word as that is to some, may yet revitalize the Rockaways. Really.Personally, I'm pro-gentrification, so I'm inclined not to see that as a dirty world. Regardless, I don't see the Rockaways as anything but small density housing unless the railway service to the area improves, but then, maybe I'm chasing a magical concept of "short commutes for all" regardless of the distance. Hell, my nephew lives in Far Rockaway and notes that a number of his relatives take the commuter van services to Jamaica to ride the E train to Midtown in lieu of the A... And the trackage. Take my example of the WOOD-SHEA run on LIRR. I'll admit, I'm shocked that isn't 80 mph MAS. Mind you, I'm shocked that PATH isn't 80 mph MAS too. Perhaps speedier, but maybe not faster or more convenient. Maybe it's me, but after being accustomed to the LIRR to Manhattan, I nearly found myself banging my head against a wall while my E train was glacially approaching Roosevelt Avenue.* Somehow, 4 tph is easier to endure at higher speeds than 10 tph at a glacial pace... *To think that this same stretch was fast to a young, quiet child in the 1980s... |
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