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jman457 t1_iya80vg wrote

I’ve heard the path has a halfway finished line to liberty state park. Finish that and expand it. Induced demand is a real thing

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molly_watah t1_iyajxxs wrote

Where’d you see this? Would be interested in reading about that

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RealMaRoFu t1_iyayf7z wrote

Don’t know if this line actually exists but I have heard the PATH (known in the past as the H&M) was originally supposed to connect all of the major Hudson River terminals except for Weehawken. So Hoboken (Delaware Lackawanna and Western), Newport (Erie), Exchange Place (Pennsylvania Railroad which also owned the H&M), and Communipaw Terminal (Central Railroad of New Jersey). The final terminal does not have a PATH station and is currently a part of Liberty State Park.

The junction where the 33rd/Hoboken line splits from the WTC line was originally going to be a four-way junction with the 33rd/Hoboken line continuing south to Communipaw if I recall from a map I saw.

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objectimpermanence t1_iye4umx wrote

I don’t think that’s true. I’ve read a lot on the history H&M railroad and the construction of the tunnels and have never come across anything about a half-finished tunnel over there. But I’d be happy to be corrected if someone has any evidence of that.

They did make some provisions for direct service from Erie Terminal (Newport) to Hudson Terminal (WTC). That idea never went far, but I believe it was was accounted for in the design of one of the junctions near Newport.

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