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Re: Re-Open LIRR 'White Pot Junction |
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Posted by R36 #9346 on Thu Mar 13 22:36:55 2008, in response to Re-Open LIRR 'White Pot Junction, posted by NEPONSIT2006 on Fri Mar 7 18:00:11 2008. My plan is very extensive, and includes a two-track ROW from the Rockaway Line which, after branching from the Liberty Avenue spur, stops at 101st Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, Jamaica Avenue, Union Turnpike, and Metropolitan Avenue. From there, it joins the LIRR ROW all the way to where the line crosses Queens Boulevard. It then joins up with a 4-track RLRT ROW for a brief stretch, then dives underground, while the RLRT Row divides and straddles the Flushing Line Viaduct, with a fourth express track from the Flushing Line joins the group, making the line between 48th Street and about 32nd Place a 9-track elevated line with two additional tracks underground. (Who says Queens Boulevard doesn't have enough train traffic?) It will then straddle then climb above the LIRR ESA tunnels to join the existing 63rd Street Line tracks.As for the extra RLRT tracks, they're for Rapid Light Rail lines which are intended to replace many of the Queens-Manhattan express routes, and include a 4-track ROW along Northern Boulevard (complete with an additional routing via Astoria Boulevard and LaGuardia Airport), a trolley service to replace the Roosevelt Island Red Bus service, and connect the island to points off the island using a set of stationary bridges. This also includes an intermodal terminal in Downtown Flushing, which will also serve AirTrain Queens (a modified and renamed version of the current AirTrain system, which will provide service within and between the two airports), an extension of the 7 line to College Point and the Broadway LIRR station, and essentially the complete replacement of LIRR Port Washington Branch service with subway service. It will also include an intermodal transit terminal over the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard, so buses don't have to fight with gypsy cabs in order to access the stop. It may sound crazy right now, but wait until you see the map! |
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