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Re: (erielack) Metro-North pours $370M into Port Jervis line
Prior to getting pushpull equipment, the two trains from Port Jervis
used the remaining air conditioned Stillwells available. I have no idea
on ridership, but in 1971 there were not that many commuters boarding at
Port Jervis compared to Murray Hill, Glen Rock [Main Line] and
Bernardsville to which I can personally compare daily ticket sales and
ridership. Many of the 1971 stations on the former Erie Main Line in
Orange County no longer have service, so any accurate comparison 1970's
to 21st Century ridership can not be made.
Bruce Breeman
On 9/15/2013 10:20 AM, Ed Montgomery wrote:
> This brings up a question. What was the "Port service" like during the EL
> years? Did more people ride the train back then? In the age of Erie, many
> of those trains handled mail and express to support their operation. I
> wonder what ridership was like in the 50s? These were almost long distance
> trains often using the A/C equipped Stillwells.
>
> Ed Montgomery
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 2:33 AM, Gary R. Kazin <gkazin_@_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Metro-North pours $370M into Port Jervis line Repairs linked to prospects
>> of more ridership.
>>
>> By Judy Rife
>> Times Herald-Record
>> Published: 2:00 AM - 09/15/13
>>
>> Metro-North Railroad, proved wrong time and again on ridership
>> projections, has continued to pour money into the Port Jervis line on the
>> theory that someday, the riders will come.This year alone, the railroad is
>> spending $67 million to replace the line's circa-1940s signal system and $3
>> million to repair its circa-1900s Otisville Tunnel — all to benefit a
>> weekday average of 2,000 riders, a number that hasn't budged appreciably in
>> a decade.
>> And before the year is over, Metro-North will spell out its plans to build
>> a second train yard somewhere east of Salisbury Mills, add a second track
>> between Salisbury Mills and Sloatsburg and preserve a potential
>> right-of-way for an eventual spur to Stewart International Airport.
>>
>> Full article:
>> http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130915/BIZ/309150320
>>
>>
>>
>> Gary R. Kazin
>> DL&W RR Milepost R35.7
>> Rockaway, New Jersey
>>
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