by JohnFromJersey
In a discussion on the MOM thread, there was talk about how NJT needs more terminals in northern NJ, besides Newark Penn, NY Penn, and Hoboken.
When the Gateway Tunnels are completed and the old tunnels are rehabilitated, the capacity under the Hudson River can be 200% more than what it is right now. That would be incentive for long-wanted projects like MOM to happen.
But even with that extra tunnel capacity, NY Penn is pretty overcrowded. What about Hoboken? That is also pretty overcrowded.
I think NJT, if it wants to continue to expand after Gateway, will need to look into getting a new terminal.
There is the option of re-establishing Communipaw. This would be a huge stretch, given that direct connection to Communipaw pre-Aldene Connection is not possible whatsoever. Forget the former Newark Bay Bridge, most of that RoW has been horrifically intruded on, and the ROW entirely is planned to become a bike trail of some sort.
There is a way to get to Communipaw, but that would involve going over some heavy freight lines, but you'd still have to use the congested NJT/Amtrak routes to get that way anyway.
A few of us proposed connecting with ferry services in Central Jersey. Apparently, South Amboy is to get a ferry terminal sooner or later, which could be a terminal point for some NJT trains on the Coastline, especially if MOM ends up dumping out onto the Coastline at either Red Bank or Matawan.
Going off of that idea, I think if something like MOM were to happen, they should turn the Henry Hudson Trail back into a railroad, and have it terminate at the Seastreak ferry in Atlantic Highlands - which used to be a fairly major station on the CNJ back in the day.
This entire thread is gonna be a lot of speculation on something that probably won't happen, but we can dream, right?
When the Gateway Tunnels are completed and the old tunnels are rehabilitated, the capacity under the Hudson River can be 200% more than what it is right now. That would be incentive for long-wanted projects like MOM to happen.
But even with that extra tunnel capacity, NY Penn is pretty overcrowded. What about Hoboken? That is also pretty overcrowded.
I think NJT, if it wants to continue to expand after Gateway, will need to look into getting a new terminal.
There is the option of re-establishing Communipaw. This would be a huge stretch, given that direct connection to Communipaw pre-Aldene Connection is not possible whatsoever. Forget the former Newark Bay Bridge, most of that RoW has been horrifically intruded on, and the ROW entirely is planned to become a bike trail of some sort.
There is a way to get to Communipaw, but that would involve going over some heavy freight lines, but you'd still have to use the congested NJT/Amtrak routes to get that way anyway.
A few of us proposed connecting with ferry services in Central Jersey. Apparently, South Amboy is to get a ferry terminal sooner or later, which could be a terminal point for some NJT trains on the Coastline, especially if MOM ends up dumping out onto the Coastline at either Red Bank or Matawan.
Going off of that idea, I think if something like MOM were to happen, they should turn the Henry Hudson Trail back into a railroad, and have it terminate at the Seastreak ferry in Atlantic Highlands - which used to be a fairly major station on the CNJ back in the day.
This entire thread is gonna be a lot of speculation on something that probably won't happen, but we can dream, right?