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Re: Why doesn't Amtrak have more stations around NYC?

 by Duke87 ¦  Sat Nov 30, 2019 2:12 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Why doesn't Amtrak have more stations around NYC? ¦  Replies: 66 ¦  Views: 8090

Oh, and you're not actually IN DC. No, you got to take a subway into DC proper and that's another half hour spent. So that's nearly four hours there, and you have to endure LaGuardia Airport (I've heard horror stories). Taking a train to Union Station is more convenient than taking a plane to DCA i...

Connecticut has been falling apart financially for years, and there's no one particular reason why. It's a systemic failing. No word yet on any aversion of these cuts but I'm guessing they will find a way. This is a doomsday cut proposal put forward as a negotiating tactic in order to get the public...

Re: Northern Branch HBLR (was DMU proposal)

 by Duke87 ¦  Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:41 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: Northern Branch HBLR (was DMU proposal) ¦  Replies: 1224 ¦  Views: 378274

No reason to let more be the enemy of some. An extension to Englewood is still a useful expansion of HBLR service... and it does not preclude further extension in the future should Tenafly change their minds or somehow have their complaints appeased.

Boonton Line west of Forest Hill. As Hawaitiki's post above notes, there are proposals of a railroad track/rail-trail hybrid combo for the line. That would be a great idea. However, the problem we get when we return to Forest Hill is trying to get from the Orange Branch to the western direction. Si...