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Re: Someone remind me, what is the point of light rail again? |
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Posted by ntrainride on Thu Sep 10 09:39:56 2015, in response to Re: Someone remind me, what is the point of light rail again?, posted by #5 - Dyre Ave on Tue Sep 8 05:53:50 2015. sure it would. a train every fifteen minutes is pretty damn good passenger rail service. the rockaways are just too far a trip to Manhattan, over the most challenging infrastructure (the Jamaica bay trestle for one thing) to expect rapid transit-like service frequencies. it was designed as a commuter railroad. and i'd bet anything that when it was all lirr, pre ww2, passenger count was higher than at any time it's been a "subway line". if you want subway type train services to the rest of the city...don't live there! |
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