jresta
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I've been waiting for this thing to open for 3 years. First it was supposed to open mid-2002. Then it got pushed back to January 2003. Then "summer" 2003. Then "fall" 2003. Then January 2004. Then February 15th 2004. Now it's March 14th 2004 and it looks like it's actually going to happen this time.
http://www.riverline.com
For those of you not in the know, this is a 34 mile diesel light rail line (the first in the country) that runs from Trenton Station to the Camden Transportation Center.
It was built entirely with state funds because it was understood that it would never pass federal muster. As might be expected with a project that runs 20 months over schedule, it's seriously over-budget. $300 million over budget. It's mostly single-track with plenty of sidings and it is time separated for freight movements. In other words freight has the track from 10pm to 6am and light rail has it the rest of the time, with the exception of a small on-street segment that is not used by freight.
The most important part of the line hasn't been built. It's now called "the Capitol Extension" http://www.njtransit.com/images/CapitalExtension.jpg
Why the last administration chose to build the downtown Camden segment first (where there are maybe 1,000 jobs and 2,000 students) rather than the downtown Trenton portion (where there are over 10,000 jobs) is beyond just about everybody.
http://www.riverline.com
For those of you not in the know, this is a 34 mile diesel light rail line (the first in the country) that runs from Trenton Station to the Camden Transportation Center.
It was built entirely with state funds because it was understood that it would never pass federal muster. As might be expected with a project that runs 20 months over schedule, it's seriously over-budget. $300 million over budget. It's mostly single-track with plenty of sidings and it is time separated for freight movements. In other words freight has the track from 10pm to 6am and light rail has it the rest of the time, with the exception of a small on-street segment that is not used by freight.
The most important part of the line hasn't been built. It's now called "the Capitol Extension" http://www.njtransit.com/images/CapitalExtension.jpg
Why the last administration chose to build the downtown Camden segment first (where there are maybe 1,000 jobs and 2,000 students) rather than the downtown Trenton portion (where there are over 10,000 jobs) is beyond just about everybody.