Penn Station, LIRR Impacted by End of Hudson Rail Tunnel

[marmar]

via MassTransitMag:



Penn Station, LIRR Impacted by End of Hudson Rail Tunnel

Alfonso A. Castillo
Newsday, Melville, N.Y.


NEW YORK - The future of Penn Station's transit operation became bleaker Wednesday when New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie formally pulled the plug on the construction of another Hudson River tunnel that experts said would have alleviated crowded conditions that frequently overwhelm LIRR riders.

And those conditions may get even worse soon, transit advocates say, because the Moynihan Station project, which broke ground next door earlier this month, could complicate the flow of foot traffic in parts of Penn Station used mostly by LIRR customers.

Christie said his state could not afford likely cost overruns in the long-planned $8.7-billion Access to the Region's Core project, which would have built an additional NJ Transit train tunnel connecting New Jersey to a new annex station near Penn.

Pennsylvania Station is owned by Amtrak, which runs its operation in the facility and also leases space to the Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit. With only 21 tracks to share among the three rail carriers, disruptions on any one railroad can have major impacts on LIRR customers. That was illustrated Monday, when an NJ Transit derailment caused the LIRR to cancel 21 trains during the evening rush. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=12815

[DainBramaged]

1. Governor Douche Bag doesn't give a shit about LIRR customers

all he gives a shit about is that he can't steal the money designated for the original project, so he said kill it.

[madrchsod]

2. chrissy is one stupid son of a bitch....

i wonder what the unions think of him .....

[JackBeck]

3. The commute has been a nightmare all week.

My normal 25 minute commute took over an hour and a half this morning.

And I have heard plenty of people during the morning rush complain about Christie's decision to pull funding. This decision alone may be what keeps him from getting re-elected.

[the redcoat]

4. I'm on the fence about this.

We need another method of transportation to ease congestion, that much is clear.

But I kind of agree with Christie that NJ shouldn't be footing the bill for this. People are not going to be traveling from Manhattan into Jersey to go shopping. NYC would benefit financially way more than Jersey would, NYC should be the one paying the majority of the bill.