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RE: (erielack) Cost of reviving northwest train service uncertain

I don't know anything about spent nuclear rods; but we did have an
occasional "atomic" train go over L&H, giving New York City a wide berth,
when I was at G, in the early '60ies.

Philip Martin
martinpl3_@_earthlink.net



> [Original Message]
> From: Tim Stuy <njmidland_@_sbcglobal.net>
> To: Tupaczewski, Paul R \(Paul\) <paultup_@_lucent.com>; KSmollin@aol.com
<KSmollin_@_aol.com>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
> Date: 6/30/2004 1:40:31 PM
> Subject: RE: (erielack) Cost of reviving northwest train service uncertain
>
> I attended the session at Cranbury Lake yesterday.  I
> also attended the initial public session at the
> Delaware Water Gap 2 or so years ago.  Unlike the
> first session, this session was very confusing and
> gave little hard information.  As best as I can tell,
> the Environmental Analysis (EA) will be released in
> October.  These meetings were required to gather
> "public input" into the final EA report.  So if you
> commented (in writing on the provided forms) about
> noise, pollution, traffic, etc. your comments will be
> taken into account.  If you say it will cost too much,
> serve too few people, etc. then your comments are not
> part of the EA.  Part of the reason the meeting was
> confusing was (I think) an attempt to disarm the well
> organized NIMBYs from Byram Township.  Their goal
> appears to be to stop the project altogether, or
> failing that to eliminate the proposed station stop at
> Andover.  I mostly listened to them yell and curse at
> NJT representatives.  I did engage one women who
> claimed there is a "secret plan" to move spent nuclear
> power plant rods over this line to the Tobyhanna Army
> Depot!
>
> The most useful thing a got out of this meeting were a
> series of poster boards showing where all of the
> stations are to be located and how road access and
> parking would look like at these sites.
>
> Tim

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