Question for you who are familiar with the situation:
Assuming that it gets done at all, what are the most optimistic schedule projections for getting this transit line running from Scranton into the metropolitan New York City area?
When visiting Scranton in 1997, (along with getting a ride behind steam) I heard plenty of talk about this issue even back then.
Are we looking at another ten years or so? Just wondering what the speculation is. Thanks in advance for any insights.
garyla wrote: Question for you who are familiar with the situation:Assuming that it gets done at all, what are the most optimistic schedule projections for getting this transit line running from Scranton into the metropolitan New York City area?When visiting Scranton in 1997, (along with getting a ride behind steam) I heard plenty of talk about this issue even back then. Are we looking at another ten years or so? Just wondering what the speculation is. Thanks in advance for any insights.
2010, late 2010, most optimistic shot now...NJT has started to build 7 miles from Port Morris to Andover, NJ; rest is awaiting (imminent) release of monies following accceptance of envorionmental study. Then rest of Cut Off and all of PA can start engineering.
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rest is awaiting (imminent) release of monies following accceptance of envorionmental study
And release of money from whom? If the state of NJ doesn't put up money, then the federal government will not.
JT22CW wrote:rest is awaiting (imminent) release of monies following accceptance of envorionmental studyGot proof that it's imminent? And release of money from whom? If the state of NJ doesn't put up money, then the federal government will not.
There are at least three funding sources involved: NJT, Federal Govt. and Commonwealth of PA. The Federal government's money is what is being held as part of the acceptence of the environmental impact study process. NJT, to its credit, has decided to build the 7 mile segment from Port Morris to Andover. It is a needed immediate service in that area plus it is part of the total long range Scranton servcie project.
It has been difficult for me to understand and accept the political and bureacratic process. Elsewhere I am dealing with a legal issue which is just as convoluted and drawn out. I have learned, or at least resigned myself, that neither the legal issue nor the Scranton rail project, can be speeded up just because I want it to, that our political and legal system are what they are and there is noting I can do but sit back and wait. It has taken a long time for me to accept that, but I have. And it is even more difficult to try to convince others to.
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