\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 "But this time it will be different!" https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/albany/2019/12/26/ny-has-dreamed-high-speed-rail-why-cuomo-revisit-2020/2749110001/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Quote Or how about a high-speed train from Binghamton to Scranton Who the ***** travels between Binghamton and Scranton? Quote His panel of engineers will dust off the moribund studies Maybe they're moribund for a reason. Jesus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Who the ***** travels between Binghamton and Scranton? Everyone traveling from Binghamton to NYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 18 minutes ago, Gary Busey said: Everyone traveling from Binghamton to NYC everyone? luv ya Gary but... you're an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, Foxx said: everyone? luv ya Gary but... you're an idiot. If the train were to go from Binghamton to NYC, everyone on that train would travel between Binghamton and Scranton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 So the same engineers who forget to take their blood pressure meds and derail Metro North trains at 70mph will now be operating trains at 150mph? Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 A bullet train between Binghamton and Scranton. Talk about going nowhere fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I wish we had high-speed trains across the US. Traveling in Europe is pretty easy with the train system (your choice of fast or slower). Yes, yes, I realize Europe is teeny-tiny and has far fewer major city centers, but that doesn't stop me from wishing we too had a great high-speed rail system. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Gary Busey said: Everyone traveling from Binghamton to NYC Yeah, that's worth putting up billions for 1/4 of that distance. How would this magic train cross PA, NJ and enter NYC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Gary Busey said: If the train were to go from Binghamton to NYC, everyone on that train would travel between Binghamton and Scranton. Sure. But if you give the conductor the wrong half of a round trip ticket do they make you sit facing the back of the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, GG said: Yeah, that's worth putting up billions for 1/4 of that distance. How would this magic train cross PA, NJ and enter NYC? Probably a train track 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, GG said: Yeah, that's worth putting up billions for 1/4 of that distance. How would this magic train cross PA, NJ and enter NYC? maybe they can connect it to the train to nowhere in Cali. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Gary Busey said: Probably a train track On whose property and who will pay for it? How will it cross the Poconos and Watchungs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Just now, GG said: On whose property and who will pay for it? How will it cross the Poconos and Watchungs? They can just draw a straight line on a 2 dimensional map and it should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Just now, GG said: On whose property and who will pay for it? How will it cross the Poconos and Watchungs? What if the path includes land owned by some deplorable in Upstate NY or Pennsyltucky doesn't want to sell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Just now, GG said: On whose property and who will pay for it? How will it cross the Poconos and Watchungs? I'm obviously not a train expert but probably the same way other trains have crossed mountains all over the world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Just now, Gary Busey said: I'm obviously not a train expert but probably the same way other trains have crossed mountains all over the world. Meaning you're talking out of your ass again by not understanding the terrain and logistics of building a new high speed train line to transport maybe 200 people a day from Binghamton to NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 minute ago, GG said: Meaning you're talking out of your ass again by not understanding the terrain and logistics of building a new high speed train line to transport maybe 200 people a day from Binghamton to NYC. It would be cheaper for the NYS taxpayers to just fly the 200 by helicopter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Just now, GG said: Meaning you're talking out of your ass again by not understanding the terrain and logistics of building a new high speed train line to transport maybe 200 people a day from Binghamton to NYC. I have yet to argue for or against this train. All I said was people traveling from Binghamton to NYC would also travel through Scranton. I then said it would probably get there on train tracks. You do you, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Gary Busey said: I have yet to argue for or against this train. All I said was people traveling from Binghamton to NYC would also travel through Scranton. I then said it would probably get there on train tracks. You do you, though. There is no passenger train from Scranton to NYC right now. So the question remains, what do people do when this magic train reaches Scranton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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