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Re: (erielack) NJ/PA - Environmental Assessment for Lackawanna Cutoff now ava...

There need to be people to ride the alleged service which there  aren't. Since loss of service in the 70's when Last EL passenger train operated January 4, 1970 and none after there has been no true interest in reviving the service,
 
MARTZ Trailways does inexpensive, sufficient service to and from Scranton at Port Authority Bus Terminal that does require need to restore much more expensive Cut Off service which was why the EL discontinued the service and the NJDOT not interested in keeping service going beyond that date. Besides I-80 also contributed to the loss of EL service back then starting with Phoebe Snow first to go.
 
Jerome


- --- On Thu, 6/18/09, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie_@_pipeline.com> wrote:


From: Jim Guthrie <jguthrie_@_pipeline.com>
Subject: Re: (erielack) NJ/PA - Environmental Assessment for Lackawanna Cutoff now ava...
To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 10:57 AM


Tim writes:

>hopefully the ELDCPS.  The passenger service would be nice but it hasn't
>been a wasted effort without.

Money spent on the DL&W Main Line has been an outstanding success as you point out but I don't think you'll find much in the public record (especially in newspaper articles and public meetings) regarding this that haven't pointed out the need to preserve and rehabiliatate "because of the plans for passenger service to New York as soon as [fill in issue df your choice here] <g>.

Cheers,
Jim

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