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UnderstandingWide804 t1_iqrej06 wrote

Reply to comment by Mr_Fraunces in Take time to enjoy one of DCNR's many Rails to Trails. This is the Saucon Trail passing through Hellertown in Northampton County. It was once the formerly the North Penn Railroad. by LenniLanape

Huge waste of impossible to regain right-of-ways. This could have been used for modern electric train transit that would cut down our overcrowded highways.

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Mr_Fraunces t1_iqrl9r8 wrote

Really? Please tell how an electric train would serve the residents who live along The Ghost Town Trail? Or the Sandy Creek Trail?

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UnderstandingWide804 t1_iqrokmp wrote

Funny. Typical redditor method of staging a false argument. Pick an outlier and form that as a basis for all cases.

Doesnt it seem likely that most railway lines were installed for a reason? They were designed to facilitate transportation from one point to another. Hence, they would likely be a great place to build a light railway for transporting people also. Casual or recreational use is a poor use for these vital right of way resources, but most people are too stupid to realize it.

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Mr_Fraunces t1_iqvo7z1 wrote

>Typical redditor method of staging a false argument.

It looks as if you're the one staging a false argument. Rail Trails preserve the right of way of the former rail line. Railbanking preserves the right of way and easements of rail lines that were going to be abandoned. The abandoning rail company reserves the right to re-establish rail service on a railbanked corridor.

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Mr_Fraunces t1_iqs1vby wrote

They aren't outliers, they are the norm. Many of the them were freight lines for shipping materials such as coal or iron ore for industry that no longer exists in Pennsylvania. Or as transportation between population centers that no longer have the population to warrant a rail line.

The Pine Creek trail freight line from Wellsboro to Williamsport

The D&H trail which goes from Nowhereseville to Bumfuck

East Branch Trail connecting the bustling metropolis of Corry with the oil boom town of Titusville. Yeah, I'm sure the demand is there for a light rail. How much would you like to invest in that venture?

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LenniLanape OP t1_ir1q6pb wrote

I do agree with you pov on unwarranted transit line. There is currently a proposal to establish a line between Allentown and NYC as well as one from Scranton to NYC and yet they both appear dead in the water at this point in time.

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