CRRLIfan wrote:Why doesn't NJT do this?
Those are not NJ Transit's tracks to begin with—they are in New York State, Rockland County. Therefore, it would take Metro-North's involvement to get moving on such a project. And Metro-North, like the rest of the MTA, listens to NIMBYs all too closely.
The only thing that would spur a reactivation of the Piermont Branch a.k.a. original Erie Line would be if a rail crossing over the Tappan Zee (still in proposal stage) were to become a reality; then, you could have Metro-North running from GCT to Port Jervis. (That would be an interesting sight, having Genesis IIs and Shoreliner IIs passing through places like Spring Valley, Monsey, Tallman, Tuxedo, Campbell Hall, etc...but a long shot still and all right now...) Of course, such a service may indeed exclude PVL operations...