objectimpermanence t1_j8pmiwy wrote on February 16, 2023 at 1:12 AM

Reply to comment by down_up__left_right in This Urban Planner Wants to Build a Massive Circular Rail Track Connecting Jersey City, Newark, Paterson by p4177y

Why exactly would the Meadowlands line have such low capacity? It’s not like it’s a single-track line.

Isn’t the problem mainly the fact that NJ Transit has decided they don’t want to run more trains during major events due to operational/budgetary issues? Or is there some sort of limitation in the line’s design that justifies building another rail line out there?

Nexis4Jersey t1_j8q9wtf wrote on February 16, 2023 at 4:15 AM

It's a Branch track , so what goes in has to come out before another train can enter... All terminals have this issue which you can see at Hoboken on the PATH or LRT during rush hour. The original proposal during the 90s would have created a loop track, but that would have torn up more of the wetlands. There would have been electrification as well and high capacity trains piggybacking off an MTA Metro North order, but that plan was scrapped and along with most of the 90s/early 2000s plan for the state which would have addressed most of the issues that come up today whether it's crowd issues at events in the Meadowlands or Newark or NY or daily commuter frustrations or the congested strained corridors.