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Originally Posted by jmecklenborg
I dove a little deeper into the subject and I'm unenthusiastic about the passenger rail/transit possibilities. The single-track freight tunnel might have merit, but transit service of some sort between Brooklyn and Newark Airport would involve a lot of complicated bridging/tunneling between the Newark Airport terminal and Bayonne. Establishing transit along the current freight corridor puts a station in a weird spot in Bayonne, far from the existing light rail stations.
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it's been suggested the IBX would go to staten not jersey.
but of course the dream in staten is a new north shore train going to west bayonne to meet the nj hudson-bergen light rail there.
how can you do all of this though? IBX, single or dual harbor crossing tunnels, north shore/nj?, the bronx?? the time and costs are insane.
meanwhile, second avenue, 125 st extension?, mnrr expansion in the bronx, utica extension?, etc., await.
maybe planning for a few lifetimes ahead is fine, but it's fantasy for the foreseeable future.
meanwhile, brooklyn-queens IBX is quite something doable in anyone's lifetime.