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I know that there are aspirations to restore service between New York
and Binghamton via the Lackawanna Cut-Off. Has anything happened with
that over the past 12 months?

AIAUI, Amtrak undertook a preliminary study on the resumption of
passenger service on the Southern Tier, perhaps to Buffalo, also via the Lackawanna Cut-Off and Binghamton. Any movement on that? My guess is no,
under the current Administration.

Erie Lackawanna ran service to Chicago out of Hoboken via that route
until early 1970, it turns out, but I thought that EL also ran passenger
trains to Binghamton via Port Jervis. When did that end?

The Southern Tier line's route between Port Jervis and Binghamton --
extremely curvy and full of speed restrictions, if not down to
restricted -- make the resumption of passenger service between those two
points to reach New York time-consuming and thus highly unlikely. Has MTA/NJT/PennDOT considered introducing some sort of regional rail
service between Binghamton and Port Jervis, however, or even extending
the Port Jervis Line at least a couple of stations west?

I'm not talking about the proposal to build out to Stewart, which I
think is already dead.

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On 4/6/19 7:03 PM, hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

Has MTA/NJT/PennDOT considered introducing some sort of
regional rail service between Binghamton and Port Jervis,
however, or even extending the Port Jervis Line at least a
couple of stations west?

I don't think this will happen, first of all because as soon
as the Southern Tier heads west out of Port Jervis, it
crosses the Delaware to the Pennsylvania side. And from
there until it crosses back over to the New York side, there
aren't any towns and little access to the tracks.

Also, Metro-North has no authority to operate in
Pennsylvania, as far as I know (nor does NJ Rail, which
provides the crews for the trains).

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On 14.04.19 21:45, J.Albert wrote:

On 4/6/19 7:03 PM, hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

Has MTA/NJT/PennDOT considered introducing some sort of regional rail
service between Binghamton and Port Jervis, however, or even extending
the Port Jervis Line at least a couple of stations west?

I don't think this will happen, first of all because as soon as the
Southern Tier heads west out of Port Jervis, it crosses the Delaware to
the Pennsylvania side. And from there until it crosses back over to the
New York side, there aren't any towns and little access to the tracks.

Also, Metro-North has no authority to operate in Pennsylvania, as far as
I know

Hence my statement that any sort of extension would need the
collaboration of PennDOT.

(nor does NJ Rail, which provides the crews for the trains).

Actually, NJ Transit does have the authority as they run trains from
30th Street Station out to Atlantic City.

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In article <q90e52$ic$1@adenine.netfront.net>,
hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

(nor does NJ Transit, which provides the crews for the trains).

Actually, NJ Transit does have the authority as they run trains from
30th Street Station out to Atlantic City.

Well, they have done so in the past, and they may do so in the future,
but they don't now. The AC line has been closed for six months for
signal upgrades. The state says it'll reopen on May 24 but I'll
believe it when I see it. The Princeton branch is also closed and is
also supposed to reopen on the same day.

Dunno if this counts but NYC-Trenton trains are use a yard across the
river in Morrisville PA that NJT runs.




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On 15.04.19 17:56, John Levine wrote:

In article <q90e52$ic$1@adenine.netfront.net>,
hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

(nor does NJ Transit, which provides the crews for the trains).

Actually, NJ Transit does have the authority as they run trains from
30th Street Station out to Atlantic City.

Well, they have done so in the past, and they may do so in the future,
but they don't now. The AC line has been closed for six months for
signal upgrades.

What kind of upgrades?

The state says it'll reopen on May 24 but I'll
believe it when I see it. The Princeton branch is also closed and is
also supposed to reopen on the same day.

Why is the Dinky not running?

Dunno if this counts but NYC-Trenton trains are use a yard across the
river in Morrisville PA that NJT runs.

I don't know, to be honest.

Incidentally, the Lille Metro's depot at CH Dron depot is in Belgium,
whilst CH Dron station is in France.

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In article <q92pmn$ao5$1@adenine.netfront.net>,
hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Well, they have done so in the past, and they may do so in the future,
but they don't now. The AC line has been closed for six months for
signal upgrades.

What kind of upgrades?

Sorry, that is highly confidential information limited only to people who
type "atlantic city rail upgrades" into a search engine.

The state says it'll reopen on May 24 but I'll
believe it when I see it. The Princeton branch is also closed and is
also supposed to reopen on the same day.

Why is the Dinky not running?

Sorry, that is highly confidential information limited only to people who
type "princeton branch rail upgrades" into a search engine.

R's,
John
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