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Speedyx t1_j600o5n wrote

Reply to comment by arthurnewt in Grand Central Madison, 15 stories underground, saves LIRR riders little time compared to Penn Station commute by bikeskata

If the lirr and metro north just shared tracks, then it wouldn't have been as far to the train platform and would have saved billions of dollars and would of been open years ago

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planning_throwaway1 t1_j60dddr wrote

The fact that our 3 (or 4) major regional rail systems are still behaving like they're private operators in competition instead of a single unified system is a disgrace

Build the T-REX already you cowards!

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PonticPilot t1_j6bh9yb wrote

I wish I didn’t see that. Now I’ll dream of something that’ll never happen.

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planning_throwaway1 t1_j6j16i2 wrote

you know, everything infra-wise that gets built was an RPA proposal at some point. they never talk about that, or how there are these grand, inspiring plans for the region they're cribbing from. the tri(bi)-boro, east side access, gateway, the metro-north expansion in the east bronx, etc, all part of the RPA's set of transit related suggestions going back decades

So who knows, maybe we'll get an overpriced, watered-down version of this sometime before 2070

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arthurnewt t1_j601xiu wrote

We can’t change the past. The project had some major mistakes. When gateway and SAS is built they need to avoid it. Lol the MTA isn’t involved in gateway so we will see if it’s even worse with delays and costs

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thebruns t1_j64fr48 wrote

The current gateway plan calls for a dead-end station for NJT

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arthurnewt t1_j64hr36 wrote

The plan needs to be reimagined. Step 1 kick out the tenant above penn station and rebuild the station. I don’t believe the will power exists to evict Dolan. The station needs to be rebuilt as through station to maximize movement.

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