How about EVICTING HRRC from Danbury,otherwise forget it!
HRRC is poison to MN and MTA.
HRRC is poison to MN and MTA.
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DutchRailnut wrote:the connecting track is long gone, and no way Brewster will let them restore it and take their sports fields.The old connecting track is definitely not coming back, but I would guess that a tight loop just north of Rt 312 would be cheaper and have much better chances for approval than following the river and Rt 202 with a viaduct, but yeah, in all cases due to the issue of one state needing to issue the permits while another state would benefit from the proposed service, this is not going to happen. With political influence ending at the state border this and many other proposals are just dead on arrival.
only viable place to connect would be of Rt 202 near borden bridge (croton river) and follow the river and put in new interlocking half mile south of Brewster station.
chances of New york paying for that zero.
chances of NY DEP letting build on protected area , zero
EuroStar wrote:between Rt 312 and dykeman interchange is a sizable hill that won't be moved . actually it stretches from tonetta lake to DykemansDutchRailnut wrote:the connecting track is long gone, and no way Brewster will let them restore it and take their sports fields.The old connecting track is definitely not coming back, but I would guess that a tight loop just north of Rt 312 would be cheaper and have much better chances for approval than following the river and Rt 202 with a viaduct, but yeah, in all cases due to the issue of one state needing to issue the permits while another state would benefit from the proposed service, this is not going to happen. With political influence ending at the state border this and many other proposals are just dead on arrival.
only viable place to connect would be of Rt 202 near borden bridge (croton river) and follow the river and put in new interlocking half mile south of Brewster station.
chances of New york paying for that zero.
chances of NY DEP letting build on protected area , zero
Ridgefielder wrote:They'd have to build a couple hundred feet of new track on the Brewster end to connect the lines, presumably right around here https://goo.gl/maps/dCus8LaLj5G2
Ridgefielder wrote:Also, using the current Danbury MN station would require a reverse move because of the rather weird track layout at Danbury https://goo.gl/maps/TsVcmAeW8Cx.Would the Danbury Railway Museum allow a platform to be built on their property allowing riders a relative short walk to the regular MN station. Otherwise, there would need to be a direct connection across White St thru the museum parking lot to connect to the Danbury branch.