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Re: Second Roosevelt Island Station/Branch of SAS |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Mon Jan 21 19:40:59 2008, in response to Re: Second Roosevelt Island Station/Branch of SAS, posted by trainsarefun on Mon Jan 21 19:24:18 2008. Actually:I just threw 73rd street there, though I forgot about how sharp a curve that would be. I would not necessairly have to be 73rd street, such a line could actually run to for instance 76th street (no, not that 76th street), with a stop at 76th and York-1st Avenues before going to 72nd/2nd and then with the Q as noted. That also could for instance be 79th street doing the same thing, though I believe you have less of an incline at 76th between York Avenue and the FDR Drive than you do at 79th and York/East End Avenues and the FDR Drive, which also would be a consideration here. As for the river tunnel, this would be a relatively short river tunnel since it would be from Roosevelt Island as opposed to running to Queens, so it would not be as expensive. The main purpose would be to solve a serious problem of overcrowding on the F line and give people who live on Roosevelt Island, as well as on the upper east side an option for a half-empty train to the west side that also solves a problem with the current situation on the west side with the N/R/W all going local between 57th and Times Square, since in this format the N and Q trains would both go via 63rd to the Broadway Line express tracks at 57th/7th. There also is nothing that says that later on, such a tunnel to Roosevelt Island can't be further extended northbound to The Bronx for instance (with perhaps that being a way to build a 3rd Avenue Subway in The Bronx under what used to be the old 3rd Avenue El route?) or perhaps as part of a new route to LaGuardia. |
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