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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: New York, NY USA
Posts: 4,269
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Hugh - you are right. It starts as a way to move people more efficiently and winds up as way to build a power base and make money.
The Long Island Railroad and NYC subway are just poorly run feather bedded mess. The Long Island Railroad could pave over the rail sidings and run commuter buses for 1/2 the cost and run twice as often..
Friend bought a house in NJ suburbs. Had a 1928 train schedule with the deed and original paper work.. The commuter rail timetable from 80 odd years ago showed the commute time had not changed!
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