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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

brooklynite

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3. Some people have asked why Amtrak can't move their trains to Grand Central...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2023, 09:55 AM

Nov 2023

The answer is there aren't a lot of available slots for additional trains, there's no easy access to train storage and cleaning facilities (Sunnyside Yards is in Queens), and there are no available staffing facilities.

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Still suspended: Amtrak trains into New York City [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 OP

Welcome to the club DFW Nov 2023 #1

Not a "repair" disruption" brooklynite Nov 2023 #2

Some people have asked why Amtrak can't move their trains to Grand Central... brooklynite Nov 2023 #3