From: grammatim@verizon.net   
      
   On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 11:03:05 AM UTC-4, John Levine wrote:   
   > > crowding down a lot with rail. HBLR via the Lincoln   
   > > Tunnel would be cheap if the vehicles fit.   
   >   
   > I've been looking at pictures of the HBLR equipment, and I don't see   
   > any way you could fit them in the tunnel.  The cars are 12.27' high   
   > and the tunnel's only 13" high.  You can't fit a catenary system in   
   > eight inches of clearance.  I doubt you could even squash the   
   > pantographs that flat.   
   >   
   > Also, the current width limit is 8.5' and the LRVs are 8.79'.   
      
   Hmmm ... coincidence, anyone?   
      
   (Could equipment have been made to fit the height limit? Clearly it could   
   have been 3 inches narrower.)   
      
   > While poking around I found some engineering papers that say there's a   
   > (totally unfunded of course) plan to extend the HBLR to Secaucus Jct.   
   > Flushing Line extension, anyone?   
      
   Hopefully.   
      
   But could it handle the weekly football game?   
      
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