tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post2109264764269593677..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Staten Island: Why light?Cap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-79793174958642850482014-06-24T20:16:31.629-04:002014-06-24T20:16:31.629-04:00Thanks, Ted! I've updated the link.Thanks, Ted! I've updated the link.Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-84065684569670783772014-06-24T17:52:21.917-04:002014-06-24T17:52:21.917-04:00Nice piece.
An updated link for the third rail fo...Nice piece.<br /><br />An updated link for the third rail for anyone interested.<br /><br />http://thethirdrail.net/0201/sirt1.htmlTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518106657644729943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-52002615927755421432008-08-03T23:14:00.000-04:002008-08-03T23:14:00.000-04:00The Hudson Bergen Light Rail line is planned to go...The Hudson Bergen Light Rail line is planned to go to Tnafly via the Northern Branch freight line and to St. George via the North Shore line. If you look at these routes on a map, and also consider the TriboroRX route, it almost makes the case for a huge circumferential light rail line. The line would have to run over the GWB and the Verrazano; though, and I can't imagine that would be easy.AlexBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168093686591172292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-22286499816365722322008-06-15T19:34:00.000-04:002008-06-15T19:34:00.000-04:00I can't speak for NYC, so I don't know if they're ...I can't speak for NYC, so I don't know if they're opposed to light rail or not. Why would Staten Island need a single mode for every line in that system? In terms of connections, it makes the most sense if the North Shore is heavy rail (connecting to the ex-B&O West Trenton Line) and the West Shore is light (connecting to the Hudson-Bergen line).Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-8381445660963576282008-06-15T07:58:00.000-04:002008-06-15T07:58:00.000-04:00Why is NYC so opposed to LRT if that is what would...Why is NYC so opposed to LRT if that is what would be the most feasible? I agree, and having done some planning work for the North Shore, LRT might not be the answer. SI really needs a system that goes around the island and that might have to be LRT or BRT. Currently the SIRR daily ridership is around 5,000 (per 2000 data) and more than half of SI'ers work on the island. It might behoove everyone if a comprehensive study was done of the entire island and its transportation needs. As you pointed out connecting SI to NJ and the rest of the region via rail wouldn't be bad either.mides@hunter.cuny.eduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692416995015371649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-9326694872775789412008-06-15T00:26:00.000-04:002008-06-15T00:26:00.000-04:00Actually, NJ has TWO light rail lines. Don't forg...Actually, NJ has TWO light rail lines. Don't forget about the RiverLine between Camden and Trenton. It has the distinction of being the first diesel light rail line in the country.sundinkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683481073728313325noreply@blogger.com