From: grammatim@verizon.net   
      
   On Monday, January 29, 2018 at 1:37:30 PM UTC-5, John Levine wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > Peter T. Daniels  wrote:   
      
   > >> and the Selkirk-Castleton bridge,   
   > >I don't know what that is -- possibly the bridge at Poughkeepsie that was   
   > >finally repurposed as a pedestrian bridge a few years ago?   
   >   
   > Not to belabor the obvious, but it's the rail bridge across the Hudson   
   > between Selkirk and Castleton.  The Poughkeepsie bridge is at   
   > Poughkeepsie.  See any map of NY state for details.   
      
   Sorry for never having heard of Selkirk, NY, or Castleton, NY. I know the   
   highway crossings.   
      
   > >> Trump's DOT sure is acting peculiarly for someone who campaigned on   
   > >> building infrastructure.   
   > >Tomorrow he's going to announce a $1.7T infrastructure program -- of which   
   $2B   
   > >will be Federal money. The rest will be state/local taxes and "private   
   investments."   
   > >   
   > >Maybe that means Mexico will pay for it.   
   >   
   > We can hope.   
      
   You didn't explain how the Hudson Tubes are relevant to possibly losing the   
   NJT-Amtrak tunnel to NYP.   
      
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