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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sat Nov 3 17:00:10 2007, in response to Re: Staten Island Railway to get New Trains, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Nov 3 15:42:08 2007. Of course, build any extant corridor as LRT and say goodbye to any other kind of rail links to/from the island, because . . .Yes, because as we all know, heavy industry that's dependent on freight rail will return to Staten Island. Plus, god forbid we use that cheaper, one man operation lightweight train that can reach speeds of 65mph with an acceleration rate that exceeds NYCTA's equipment. No, instead we should blow more money on heavyweight trains with two man operation... |