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Re: HBLR 8 Street extension |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Fri Apr 23 05:29:47 2010, in response to Re: HBLR 8 Street extension, posted by Olog-hai on Fri Apr 23 05:24:46 2010. There was also some (short-lived?) advocacy group active during the late 1990s known as "CLAANG", who wanted the Newark-Elizabeth LRT extended all the way to Plainfield, based on the four-track CNJ main line configuration. Of course, nowadays you have the complications of the high platforms at Westfield and Plainfield Watchung Avenue, which were built on the roadbed of the former local tracksBesides that, the bridge over Crossways Place, between Westfield and Fanwood stations, was rebuilt as a two-track arch bridge. Before the rebuild, the tracks used the local trackbed instead of the express tracks, possibly due to the condition of the older bridge. The whole CLAANG thing was, to me, reminiscent of "PATH to Plainfield" . . . And of course, none of the above holds any potential for rail service between the NY metro area and the Lehigh Valley metro area (Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton). Would be nice if there were even a proposal for Amtrak to serve the area via the Lehigh Line with an engine change at Newark Penn, but that's even a pipe dream . . . |
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