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Re: (erielack) Re: commuter railroads
I am no expert on transporation, but I have been to Disney World, and they move enormous numbers of people more effectively and efficiently than most mass transit organizations. It's all in the design - the trains, the routes, the stations, the walkways, etc. The whole enchilata (spelling?).
Could it be done? Yes. Will it be done? Not likely, unless they treat it like a private enterprise - hey, wow, what a novel idea!!!!! Mass transit companies that are private sector corporations that actually make money without taxpayer subsidies. In our lifetime?
I used to ride the NYC subways, and whoever designed most of the stations did not have efficiency in mind. The Phildelphia transit system was marginally better, but I have not ridden that for decades.
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From: Philip Martin <martinpl3_@_earthlink.net>
Date: Saturday, August 19, 2006 10:17 am
Subject: Re: (erielack) Re: commuter railroads
> Mr. GG1 says: reactivating the CUtoff as a cummuter railway could
> take1/3 of the traffic from Route 80, and if they ran fast freights
> at night,
> the roads would be safer, less pollution, and we'd have a more
> effectiveuse of resources.
> We have a rail line along I-80 right now, as far west as
> Hackettstown; and
> I don't think it's getting much traffic off it. Of course, if Transit
> advertised, instead of keeping our line secret, it might be a
> differentstory. This topic goes back years. Could Transit handle
> 1/3 of I-80's
> traffic on top of what its got now? Ever been in Penn Station
> during a
> disruption? You're a sardine. Maybe with the planned Daniel Patrick
> Moynehan Station they'll be able to do it. (You'll be able to get
> a train
> from Moynehan to Lautenberg in a few years.)
> As for running freight at night, how are you going to get shippers to
> switch to rail?
> They do plan to extend the light rail into Bergen County, along former
> commuter lines.
> Philip Martin
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