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Re: (rshsdepot) Railing vs. commuter depots
I thought Richmond Hill was a high platform..I don't mind a station for only
4 people, though I would prefer it was on the line from New York to Atlantic
City, San Jose to Martinez or some place in the Catskills myself
pl
- ----- Original Message -----
From: <CoolGuy127_@_aol.com>
To: <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) Railing vs. commuter depots
> In a message dated 4/10/2003 11:37:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> luckyshow_@_mindspring.com writes:
>
> > ...How does Tremont still get service, some stations on LIRR
> > that served a few more than that were permanently closed..how many did
take
> > trains to/from Richmond Hill or Penny Bridge or Glendale near the end?
> > Maybe
> > it was four..
> >
> > I was just wondering why Tremont escaped being closed (or condemned it
> > sounds like)
>
> The reason that the LIRR stations were closed is that the LIRR
> converted to high-level platforms only, and the closed stations had
low-level
> platforms. It made no sense to spend large sums of money to build
high-level
> platforms at stations used by only a handful of passengers, so the LIRR
> closed them down. Tremont, by contrast, I think already has high-level
> platforms, so that is not an issue. One wonders, though, how Metro-North
can
> justify stopping quite a few trains at a station if only four people a day
> board there. I wonder if that latter statement is true.
>
> Daniel Chazin
> Teaneck, NJ
>
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