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Originally Posted by k1052
There is no desire to terminate freight service here, in fact they want to grow it as has been happening. They're buying new car floats even. Given the size of the ROW and the likely option the MTA is going to take there is no reason they can't coexist.
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I mean, yeah, if they want to grow freight, go for it. The corridor right of way is pretty huge, and can accommodate both.
I'm skeptical that this route will really generate a ton of freight, though, considering it hasn't done so for decades despite subsidized cross-harbor freight ferries. And most of the arguments for growing freight rail within urban centers will disappear once trucking is electric.
Thinking about this more, I bet this line will have very heavy Asian (really Chinese) ridership, as it will link up the two largest Asian concentrations in NYC. This will be a direct route from Sunset Park-Bensonhurst to Elmhurst-Flushing areas.