by njtmnrrbuff
Guys, cancelling the contract with NJT is the last thing that should be on the planning radar, despite the issues that they have been creating. The Pt. Jervis Line automatically feeds into the Main & Bergen County Line and those trains have to end up in Hoboken anyway. They pass through NJ for several miles and even make stops there.
Whatever cross Rockland to Westchester County rail that there would be, if it ever happens, would really be meant for transporting people between communities along the I-87/I-287 corridor, especially from Rockland County to White Plains to work or shop. I doubt that they would be connecting to MNR's Harlem Line to bring them down to the city. That's going too far out of the way when coming from the west to go south. People who are coming from Rockland County east of where the Garden State Parkway interchange is and west of Nyack might still want to get to Tarrytown and then take the Hudson Line down. One of the issues with running light rail is probably when you get to Tarrytown, if you want to serve the downtown area and MNR station, it is making the route less direct. In general, it would be extremely expensive to build the Trans Rockland-Westchester rail line. Fortunately, Hudson Link runs many buses. I hope that the ridership is improving on them. I know that starting out, it was low.
Whatever cross Rockland to Westchester County rail that there would be, if it ever happens, would really be meant for transporting people between communities along the I-87/I-287 corridor, especially from Rockland County to White Plains to work or shop. I doubt that they would be connecting to MNR's Harlem Line to bring them down to the city. That's going too far out of the way when coming from the west to go south. People who are coming from Rockland County east of where the Garden State Parkway interchange is and west of Nyack might still want to get to Tarrytown and then take the Hudson Line down. One of the issues with running light rail is probably when you get to Tarrytown, if you want to serve the downtown area and MNR station, it is making the route less direct. In general, it would be extremely expensive to build the Trans Rockland-Westchester rail line. Fortunately, Hudson Link runs many buses. I hope that the ridership is improving on them. I know that starting out, it was low.