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Originally Posted by NorthernDancer
I'm right, you're wrong. After East Side Access opens, all passengers travelling between Atlantic Terminal and Nassau/Suffolk Counties will have to transfer at Jamaica Station.
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No, all wrong, and that's not even what you originally wrote.
You claimed two things. You claimed that 1. LIRR service to Brooklyn from Long Island was planned to terminate and 2. LIRR service to Brooklyn was somehow related to East Side access. Neither claim is remotely true.
In the real world, LIRR service to Brooklyn is being significantly increased, due to the Atlantic Yards project, where a new rail yard is being built. And, in the real world, East Side Access has nothing whatsoever to do with service to Brooklyn. The infrastructure for East Side Access is like 10 miles away from the Atlantic Avenue line in question. There's no overlap in demand or rolling stock or stations.
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Originally Posted by NorthernDancer
If so, it's temporary. After ESA opens, all passengers between suburban Long Island and Brooklyn will have to transfer at Jamaica.
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You made this up too, it has nothing to do with your original claim, and it's a non-point. You're now claiming that Ratner is spending $200 million to build a "temporary" underground rail yard that is somehow related to a new rail line 10 miles away in Manhattan? And you're claiming that the LIRR is building a new flyover, increasing capacity, and adding/renovating stations, for some "temporary" use?
Obviously since Manhattan receives more trains than Brooklyn, most Long Island-originating trains will require a transfer to Brooklyn, because most passengers aren't headed to Brooklyn. This has been true since the LIRR existed, and will be true always. It's true of all rail systems, everywhere.
Are you suggesting that trains shouldn't be scheduled according to demand?
