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Re: 2014 Funding

 by Thomas ¦  Mon May 06, 2013 4:58 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: 2014 Funding ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 1214

I just wonder how much Washington will give Amtrak for the Gateway Project...

Re: Amtrak Gateway Tunnels

 by Thomas ¦  Mon May 06, 2013 4:55 pm ¦  Forum: New York City Area Wide Rail Transit Issues (Cross-Agency) ¦  Topic: Amtrak Gateway Tunnels ¦  Replies: 2330 ¦  Views: 530245

I agree that a bond act would be an appropriate way to fund the second phase of the Q train Extension up Second Avenue. I just find that "Penn Station South" is an unlikely solution since it would call for razing a city block and tearing down several buildings. However, I still wonder how ...

Re: Amtrak Gateway Tunnels

 by Thomas ¦  Mon May 06, 2013 1:57 pm ¦  Forum: New York City Area Wide Rail Transit Issues (Cross-Agency) ¦  Topic: Amtrak Gateway Tunnels ¦  Replies: 2330 ¦  Views: 530245

Well, I still think that this project should be a top prospect for New Starts Funding and the RRIF program. A new deep-level station can potentially be built 100 feet below street level, with a mezzanine 25 feet above it, or 75 feet below street level. This still leaves plenty of space for a TBM bor...

Re: Amtrak Gateway Tunnels

 by Thomas ¦  Mon May 06, 2013 10:11 am ¦  Forum: New York City Area Wide Rail Transit Issues (Cross-Agency) ¦  Topic: Amtrak Gateway Tunnels ¦  Replies: 2330 ¦  Views: 530245

1. Does anyone know if New York City is planning on passing a bond act for the upcoming November 2013 mayoral elections? If this is so, than it would be nice for some of the bond money to be used for trans-hudson tunnel construction--just as the 2005 bond act funded construction of East Side Access....

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