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Old Posted Sep 17, 2010, 2:21 PM
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3. Why build a new Penn Station instead of incorporating the entire rail station into Farley?
The Long Island Railroad is the largest user of Penn Station, and the LIRR platforms won't be moved. NJ Transit uses different platforms, and those platforms will be extended west, which will put them beneath the Farley Building, with access from above in the new Moynihan Station. Think of it in terms of an airport, with different terminals.


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Originally Posted by Crawford
ARC was put to a 30-day cost review. It is not on hold. Work is going on right now. Only new contracts cannot be signed for 30 days.
They are seeking new ways to plug the funding gap, including adding a surcharge to NJ Transit passengers (even though there has just been an increase). But in the end, it will double capacity into Manhattan, and the oppurtunity to do it now can't be wasted. It could end up like the Second Avenue subway, doomed to decades of delays.
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