|
|
| Re: Amtrak to/from Ronkonkoma (1638513) | |||
 |
|||
| Home > SubChat | |||
|
[ Read Responses | Post a New Response | Return to the Index ] |
|
||
|
Re: Amtrak to/from Ronkonkoma |
|
|
Posted by Andrew Saucci on Sun Jan 12 19:00:00 2025, in response to Amtrak to/from Ronkonkoma, posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Jan 11 19:39:01 2025. I certainly won't say that this can't happen, but the real question is what problem does it solve? Before a scheme such as that, what would actually solve a problem would be a rail link from the Ronkonkoma train station to MacArthur Airport. Other than that, is anyone on Long Island not using Amtrak because of the change at Penn Station New York? That alone wouldn't stop me. For a long-distance traveller, the layover at Penn Station probably wouldn't be a deal-killer.People are floating all manner of ideas these days-- it doesn't mean that they are even close to fruition. I'll believe this when I see funding for actual work (not studies) included in someone's capital budget. Quite a number of seemingly trivial but necessary details would need to be resolved, starting with voltage, shoes, qualifying crews and equipment, work rules, and so on. Can it be done? Sure-- but my question is still, "why?" |
|
|
|