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Scranton Lackawanna Station sold

Discussion relating to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the Erie, and the resulting 1960 merger creating the Erie Lackawanna. Visit the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society at http://www.erielackhs.org/.

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  by james1787
 
bingdude wrote:Big problem now is the ADA (Americans With Disablities Act) which requires all Federally Funded mass transit to be wheelchair accessible.

It means that any new service (like one to Scranton or Binghamton) will require high level platforms and cars with big, wide doors. It adds several $ Million to the cost of starting new service up. Another thing stacking the deck against Rail transit, financially.
What I don't understand is why they go ahead and invest the millions of dollars to create high level or mini high level platforms to conform with ADA. Sure, it's nice but I don't think it's necessary. It's much less expensive to use those portable lifts like they have in Hoboken Terminal. My wife and I never understood that. She's been to Hoboken a few times and the lifts work just fine there for her. You can make alot of stations ADA accessible fast.
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