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Posted by trainsarefun on Mon Apr 19 14:31:45 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Staten Island ERA Trip, posted by Bill West on Mon Apr 19 14:25:21 2010. No, read the FRA paper I linked too, the distinction is not as simple and clear cut as people have been describing it.I fully realize that. But cf 45 USC section 1104(3)-(4): (3) Commuter authority means any State, local, or regional authority, corporation, or other entity established for purposes of providing commuter service, and includes the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the Maryland Department of Transportation, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation, any successor agencies, and any entity created by one or more such agencies for the purpose of operating, or contracting for the operation of, commuter service. (4) Commuter service means short-haul rail passenger service operated in metropolitan and suburban areas, whether within or across the geographical boundaries of a State, usually characterized by reduced fare, multiple-ride, and commutation tickets, and by morning and evening peak period operations. My hunch is that barring another statutory provision of which I'm unaware, not even FRA can divest itself of jurisdiction over SIR because of the statutory resolution of the issue. I could see a reluctance to let PATH have the specific mention of their name removed from the FRA’s statute. I agree. But my point is that only Congress, not FRA, can remove mention of PATH. |
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