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Re: [Poll] Who will be the first in the nation to expand their Heavy Rail system? |
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Posted by Line 13 on Wed Dec 28 18:04:55 2005, in response to Re: [Poll] Who will be the first in the nation to expand their Heavy Rail system?, posted by WillD on Wed Dec 28 17:55:53 2005. Well, part of the Green extension would be through a tunnel, so that fulfills the question on your poll page "What will be the first Subway system in the US expanded?"The Blue Line, if extended to Lynn, would need to be improved to be able to handle longer trains. It currently runs the shortest heavy rail trains in the system; some stations (such as Government Center) are only able to platform 4 cars, so these stations would need to be either expanded or closed. I still think that the Fairmount CR line should be a rapid transit line rather than a commuter line. Just raise the platforms, put in some extra stops, and build a short tunnel section downtown. It could even use DMUs if needed. However, why not extend the Fairmount line through the Silver Line tunnel from South Station, and build a new tunnel parallel to the Sumner/Callahan tunnels to Logan Airport with a connection to the Blue Line? Don't forget... there's no Yellow Line. ;-) |
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