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Originally Posted by k1052
Through run the commuter services and drastically cut Amtrak dwell times. Europe handles huge passenger volumes out of a few tracks and 3-4 big platforms. We can do the same. Using Penn as a terminal for anything more than a small handful of relatively infrequent Amtrak services has long been certifiably nuts.
The plan is objectively terrible and I thought he same thing when Amtrak announced it years ago. Now minus another Hudson tube it's even worse than super expensive and wrong headed, it's totally irresponsible.
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We're not talking about what goes on in Europe. Penn Station handles daily a population larger than the area's 3 major airports (Kennedy, LaGuardia, Newark) combined. It's the lifeline that draws thousands into and out of the city, and is THE best way to get cars off of our already congested Manhattan streets. But you keep talking about what Europe handles.
What's totally irresponsible is that the station has taken so long to expand, when it has been well over capacity for so long.