Re: (erielack) Re: Pocono service

["KC2WE_@_aol.com"]

In a message dated 05/14/1999 7:09:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
"gelwood_@_dnaco.net" writes:

<< "erielack_@_internexus.net" >>
This has nothing to do with watching trains. Over 5 million commuters use NYP 
each week from various transit systems. Those commuters are coming in from 
MTA, LIRR, NJ Transit, and AMTRAK. This is about numbers of people who are 
alredy commuting. It is estimated that by 2004, that the I-80 corridor will 
be so grid locked that rush hour will be a parking lot on I-80 (if it it 
isn't already). The most recent study indicates that there is a need to have 
the service. This has been justified by the numbers of projected users and it 
will be. 
It worked in Florida where they started up Tri-Rail. An experiment there 
became a restored line that has over two million passenger trips each year. 
If those commuters moved back to I-95 in S. Florida, it would be devistating. 
I travel route 80 every day and 2004 seems to be here already. There is no 
way a Martz bus can make a 2.5 hour sched from NY to Scranton with rush hour 
condtions on I-80 as they are now. Four out of five days this week it took 50 
minutes to go from mile 47 (Parsippany) on I-80 to mile 37 (Rockaway).  Thats 
a little over 10 miles per hour. That's not commuting, that's torture. 
Backups are 9 to 15 miles long on a daily basis. Most of this problem for 
MARTZ buses was caused by the removal of the HOV lanes. They used to be able 
to speed through this mess. No more though. Rail is the only way to "spell" 
relief.


Seth T.

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