by bostontrainguy
Defiant wrote:Well actually, in this region, there is almost never a perfectly designed project. We have no idea what the final shape of Gateway will be when or if it will be built. Waiting for Gateway might be better in a long run if and only if existing 150 year old tunnels don't fail. And if there is no other Superstorm like Sandy. And that is a very big if. If at least one tunnel fails, the region will likely plunge into absolute chaos with unprecedented economic damage.Sorry but I don't get your point. If ARC was built and the existing tunnels fail or there was another Superstorm how would Amtrak operate through trains on the NEC or get to Sunnyside Yard?
ARC was far from perfect but it had one huge advantage. It was funded and was being built and would've given NJT another option to get across Hudson. I think canceling it to pay for Governor's more favorite projects was almost a crime. And I believe most of the design problems with ARC were caused by clueless Republicans who wanted to kill Amtrak.