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Originally Posted by scalziand
It'd be nice if PATH could eat the Bayonne Branch of HBLR and SIRR.
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Grade makes that a tad challenging. IIRC the Bayonne Branch is at-grade while SIRR is 3rd rail. You'd basically have to dig a ditch for the branch...
That said, it isn't just the lack of trans-Hudson capacity that's an issue. It's the fact that that part of North Jersey is essentially an extension of New York the city (rather than the metro) howsoever balkanized it may be, and needs to be connected into the city's subway system. (IOW, we should merge PANYNJ and the MTA, with MTA's better management in the controlling position.)