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Posted by trainsarefun on Thu Feb 26 21:00:56 2009, in response to Re: BL-20G's For The LIRR ?, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Feb 26 12:43:05 2009. I think a case could be made for partial electrification of the OBL.Given the relatively short length of the Branch, I think that one has to either electrify wholly, or else drop service to the unelectrified remainder, at least from an operational point of view, since presumably diesel shittle service on the remainder would be reminiscent of Main Line service levels east of Ronkonkoma, or it would be discontinued totally. I'm sure these areas would resist electrification, after seeing what it did to areas along the Ronkonkoma line. The main regulatory controls on LI, as in most of the country, on real estate, are zoning and land use ordinances, power over which is almost exclusively vested in the pertinent local governmental units, e.g., Town of Oyster Bay, by enabling legislation at the state level. So it seems very doubtful to me that the locals would be compelled to accept patterning on real estate that they disfavored. Of course, the locals can't have it both ways. They complain that property tax rates are too high (when they elect the leadership, the state funding formula pumps more money into Nassau and Suffolk County districts, etc.) but they also complain about most uses of land in their jurisdiction that would decrease their tax burdens. Additionally, access to an electrified rail line would likely raise the price of real estate in the area. I wouldn't expect them - except in the City of Glen Cove maybe - to okay multiple dwellings or anything so city-like, but I assume that few will object to the prices of their homes increasing. |
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