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   On 31/07/2018 23:20, John Levine wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk  wrote:   
   >> So, is there any real progress  on any of the aforementioned projects   
   >> and which of them is the most realistic at this point? Is it perhaps   
   >> still a "Wouldn't that be nice? Maybe someday." scenario?   
   >   
   > None of them, as far as I can tell.  There's an election campaign   
   > heating up and I haven't heard anything about it.   
      
   Yes, the Mid-Terms are coming up.   
      
   >> (I am guessing that extension of service from Poughkeepsie to   
   >> Rhinecliff-Kingston is the most realistic option at the moment, due to   
   >> the relative ease of making legal and physical changes.)   
   >   
   > Well, yeah, that line has Amtrak passenger service, and M-N and Amtrak   
   > already share the line south of Poughkeepsie.   
      
   Yes, I know; they're sharing metal for now between Poughkeepsie and all   
   the way to GCT. It's normally between Poughkeepsie and Riverdale, where   
   Amtrak trains traverse the Empire Connection to join the West Side Line.   
      
   > They probably wouldn't   
   > have to make any physical changes other than perhaps some sidings near   
   > Rhinecliff to store trains.   
      
   They would need to raise the platforms as well as put in signage, TVMs.   
      
   Is there space for a siding track to turn trains, BTW?   
      
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