tuss11agee t1_jcprq0d wrote on March 18, 2023 at 4:49 PM

Reply to comment by blargleflarter in $105 Billion Train to NYC in 45ish minutes by EliteDetonater

There was talk of Danbury extending to north to New Milford and also West to “Southeast” (if that isn’t confusing enough and connecting to Harlem line.

It takes 90 minutes to get to Manhattan from Danbury by car.

Train is like 2:15.

What else would people choose?

Nexis4Jersey t1_jcqmunb wrote on March 18, 2023 at 8:24 PM

I don't know if building a line to Southeast would be any faster since you have to go north and then make a u-turn and head south so the travel times would probably be similar. The tracks along the Danbury Branch are 40-60mph , you could upgrade those to 70-100mph with some curve straightening and electrify the line thus shaving off 20-30mins. That would service the large employers and cities along route 7 and 95 which is higher then routing via Southeast/White Plains.