More Tolls on I-80 in PA Discussion

[mightyace]

Well , there in the inspecting phase now , and planning stages for stations in the PA side , i think i know what i'm talking here , since i'm a rail fanner here    I use multiple sites and resources and before i open my mouth on here.

I am a railfan, too.  I've been following this story as long as I can remember.  And, since it has been going on so long, I'll believe it when I see it.

[Nexis4Jersey]

Something , is telling me your lying , ...............hmmmmm do you have any pictures or videos to back this up?

[froggie]

Do you?

Claiming to have "multiple sites and resources", but not sharing them, suggests that you really don't.  Please prove me wrong.

[Nexis4Jersey]

http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=CapImprProjectsTo

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/lackawanna_cutoff_rail_line_cl.html

Other then that , i can't tell you some of my sources , becuz its private info , not mean't for the public to hear yet or ever.
NJT bought the line , PA is paying for the share and the line is almost completely funded.

[mightyace]

^^^^

I know that.

I've been following the issue for longer than you have been alive.

Sources have been the hardcopy of the following magazines:
Trains
Railfan and Railroad
Railpace

I'm sorry I'm at work right now, I don't have access to them.

And, Nexis, I have not doubted what you said (or called you any names), as I have read the same things you have stated.  I just have been hearing a lot of them for over 20 years and only in the last 3-5 years has there been any real action.  So, I'm not skeptical of you, but of the government authorities interested in making these happen.

In the interest of fairness, I will refrain from commenting further on this issue until I can find some sources to cite.

[froggie]

Other then that , i can't tell you some of my sources , becuz its private info , not mean't for the public to hear yet or ever.

If this is the case, you shouldn't be mentioning the information to begin with...

NJT bought the line , PA is paying for the share and the line is almost completely funded.

The nj.com article you quoted stated that funding is far short of the estimated $551 million needed.  So which is it?

[Roadgeek Adam]

I note the fact that the Lackawanna Cut-Off is in construction for restoration already. They're on Phase I of construction.

[Alps]

Right now, the funding only exists to extend service a few more miles down the cutoff.  The rest of the service extension west to PA is on indefinite hold due to funding issues.

[Nexis4Jersey]

The Service to the Delaware Water Gap is funded but north of that isn't , but my friend said there doubling tracks through all the towns along the route?  hmmmm idk.