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Posted by Michael549 on Fri Sep 14 12:10:25 2007, in response to Re: Staten Island Railway, posted by (SIR) North Shore Line on Fri Sep 14 10:54:58 2007. From a previous message:"No one remembers how Staten Island was for the few months following 9/11?" Actually do remember that period very well. The ferries were not "jacked up for months", and were not "canceled indefinitely". While in the couple of initial hours/days (at most a week) after the disaster - attack, ferry service was sporadic it soon resumed regular service. And some boats were used to assist in the recovery effort. Regular passenger service soon continued after that period. I do remember being off of work for that week (the whole campus was closed), and the way to get to work is regulary by the ferry. When we returned to work I traveled by the ferry. Yes since I've lived on Staten Island, there were a couple of bomb scares that interrupted service (one late evening getting home from school was really bad). Every now and then there is the occasional "nor'easter storm" that interrupts ferry service, or a boat crashing into the pier by a sick pilot, or some mechanical issue with the boats. More often the problem concerns an hourly boat taken out of service (which really sucks) or a missed boat. In the 17 years that I have lived on Staten Island - there has been nothing like "months without service." I do ride the boats on a regular almost daily basis. There has not been a time when the Ferry was out of service for "months at a time." Particular boats maybe, the whole service - nope. Mike |
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