Long Island Transit Ideas

[DarkWolf]

Northeast Megapolis High Speed Rail Plans / Proposals , while I don't see the Long Island line ever getting built due to NIMBY's and cost the other lines have a strong chance of getting built along with Misc Improvements. Amtrak Ridership is up and continues to explode in the Northeast , it could reach 250,000 daily users by 2030 if it continues on its current trend. It currently eats away a huge hole in the Air Industry which has freed up space in this regions crowded air space...

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid...5669,26.784668

High Speed Rail Trunk lines - 135-220mph+
Northeast Corridor - Upgraded to 220mph South of Newark,NJ , & North of Providence
Inland Northeast Corridor , Speeds up to 220mph
The New Yorker , Speeds up to 200mph
Hudson Xpress , Upgraded up to 170mph
The Montrealer , Speeds up to 150mph
The Long Islander , Speeds up to 150mph
Connecticut Coastal Northeast Corridor - Upgraded to 145mph
Keystone Corridor , Upgraded to 135mph

Regional & Intercity Higher Speed lines - 80-125mph
Downeaster Express - Upgraded to 125mph , Extended to Bangor by 2035
Knowledge Corridor - Upgraded to 125mph and triple tracked up to Brattleboro and Interior Vermont by 2025
Berkshires Express - Upgraded to 125mph by 2025
Lackawanna Corridor - Restored and Upgraded to 100mph by 2025
Lehigh Corridor - Restored & Upgraded to 100mph by 2025
Northwest Intercity line - Restored & Upgraded to 110mph by 2035
Downstate Corridor - Restored & Upgraded to 125mph by 2025
Milford Branch - Restored & Upgraded to 125mph by 2025
The Eastern Express - New Service with Speeds up to 125mph

Misc things added to the Network...
Replaced / Refushbished Northeast Regional , Empire , Downeaster , Vermonter & Keystone Cars and locomotives by 2017
New Portal Bridge b 2017
New Maryland Bridges by 2024
New Baltimore Tunnels by 2025
New Pelham Bridge by 2020
New Hudson River Tunnels by 2025
All Rail Interchanges along the Northeast Corridor Grade Seprated by 2030
All Substations & Catenary Replaced by 2025
Expanded Boston South Station by 2025
North - South Tunnel (Boston)
New & Expanded New York Penn Station
Expanded and Upgraded Newark Penn Station
New & Expanded DC Union Station
Expanded and Upgraded Baltimore Penn Station
Expanded New Haven Union Station
Expanded Harrisburg Station

[DarkWolf]

I threw out the LRT lines and made it a regional rail map...those ridership estimates were done by the counties..., Private groups , and MTA/NJT

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid...7cff2ae1&msa=0

City-Long Island Ideas
Coney Island Xpress - 10 Stations - 16.8 Mi - Projected Ridership : 35,000
Rockaway Beach Branch - 8 stations - 9.8 Mi - Projected Ridership : 45,000
Far Rockaway Branch - 7 Stations - 11.6 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 10,500 > 2030 Ridership : 21,000
Long Beach Branch - 5 Stations - 6.8 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 15,200 > 2030 Ridership : 25,600
Long Island Connection - 1 Station - 2.1 Mi - Projected Ridership : 2500
Atlantic Branch - 4 Stations - 9 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 25,800 > 2030 Ridership : 55,200
East Side Access - 1 Station - 3.6 Mi - Projected Ridership : 120,000
Long Island Downtown Access - 2 Stations - 2.6 Mi - Projected Ridership : 135,000
Metro North Downtown Access - 2 Stations - 2.2 Mi - Projected Ridership : 125,000
New Jersey Downtown Access - 3 Stations - 6.5 Mi - Projected Ridership : 95,000
West Side Side line - 4 Stations - 10.2 Mi - Projected Ridership : 16,000
Hell Gate line - 9 Stations - 14.6 Mi - Projected Ridership : 75,000
Main Trunk - 19 Stations - 31.6 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 150,000 > 2030 Ridership : 290,000
Port Washington Branch - 12 Stations - 14 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 47,100 > 2030 Ridership : 125,000
St. Albans Branch - 1 Station - 3.2 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 1,600 > 2030 Ridership : 5,200
West Hempstead Branch - 5 stations - 4.4 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 9,300 > 2030 Ridership : 15,800
Hempstead Branch - 9 Stations - 4.7 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 7,400 > 2030 Ridership : 17,900
Oyster Bay Branch - 10 Stations - 14.5 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 6,100 > 2030 Ridership : 12,800
Oyster Bay Branch Extension - 3 Stations - 2.9 Mi - Projected Ridership : 2600
Central Branch - 17 Stations - 16.2 Mi - Projected Ridership : 45,700
Port Jefferson Branch - 14 Stations - 33.2 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 7,200 > 2030 Ridership : 14,300
Greenport Branch - 15 Stations - 65.7 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 24,200 > 2030 Ridership : 35,800
Montuak Branch - 19 Stations - 78.6 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 5,600 > 2030 Ridership : 7,200

Northern Suburbs
New Haven line - 30 Stations - 61.3 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 120,360 > 2030 Ridership : 280,000
New Canaan Branch - 5 Stations - 6 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 5,100 > 2030 Ridership : 12,000
Danbury Branch - 7 Stations - 23.9 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 3,800 > 2030 Ridership : 18,000
Waterbury Branch - 7 Stations - 28.7 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 500 > 2030 Ridership : 3,900
Harlem line - 38 Stations - 82 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 43,200 > 2030 Ridership : 90,000
Hudson line - 29 Stations - 74 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 54,000 > 2030 Ridership : 84,000
I-287 Railway - 15 Stations - 28 Mi - Projected Ridership : 145,000
West Shore line - 18 Stations - 58.4 Mi - Projected Ridership : 45,000
Pascack Valley line - 18 Stations - 23 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 6,200 > 2030 Ridership : 18,400
Main line - 26 Stations - 96 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 20,100 > 2030 Ridership : 45,600
Bergen line - 8 Stations - 14 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 4,300 > 2030 Ridership : 7,400
Northwest Rail link - 9 Stations - 47 Mi - Projected Ridership : 15,700
Pompton Branch - 3 Stations - 6 Mi - Projected Ridership : 4,600

Western & Southern Suburbs
Morristown line - 26 Stations - 59 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 50,000 > 2030 Ridership : 95,000
Gladstone Branch - 12 Stations - 21Mi - 2012 Ridership : 4,500 > 2030 Ridership : 6,100
Montclair - Boonton line - 19 Stations - 27.4 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 21,300 > 2030 Ridership : 42,800
Lackawanna line - 4 Stations - 37 Mi - Projected Ridership : 9,300
Raritan Valley line - 20 Stations - 45.8 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 12,100 > 2030 Ridership : 25,400
Philpsburg Extension - 5 stations - 19 Mi - Projected Ridership : 7,900
Philpsburg Connection - 4 Stations - 22 Mi - Projected Ridership : 4,200
Northeast Corridor - 17 Stations - 61 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 53,800 > 2030 Ridership : 150,000
North Jersey Coast line - 28 Stations - 65 Mi - 2012 Ridership : 21,400 > 2030 Ridership : 50,200

[pvande55]

Originally Posted by Jdawg8181

What we really need is lines that run north and south and a bridge to Connecticut.

I don't even live in Long Island and I think this is needed. When will LI trains start running into Grand Central? One of the things they got right was the people mover from JFK to Jamaica, though it costs $5 to ride it.