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NMS-KTG t1_j6204fu wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Riding commuter rail is so cool and so much cheaper by ownage516

It should be great for getting around the metro area as well. It should be a viable way to travel between towns, not just to the city

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[deleted] t1_j635h4v wrote

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NMS-KTG t1_j63pph5 wrote

That's an interesting strawman (which my fellow countrymen seem to be very fond of when it comes to transit discussions)

Obviously since New Jersey transit operates in... New Jersey, it should focus on proving mobility throughout New Jersey. However what you're talking does exist as a concept called through running. For example, an nj transit train would continue past peen and over to long island, instead of turning around.

Is that possible? Yes. Is that great? Yea. Should it be priority? Not imo

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[deleted] t1_j63z1pn wrote

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NMS-KTG t1_j64owqr wrote

Trains should get us around the region. That one instance of someone wanting to go to long island does not mean that trains shouldn't be able to effectively take us around the metro, especially with the upcoming congestion pricing in manhattan, improved rail service is a must

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[deleted] t1_j64sql4 wrote

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NMS-KTG t1_j64tchn wrote

NJT frequencies are terrible. I was thinking about taking the train about 4 stops to get back home, and I would have waited 45 minutes just for my train to arrive. Updated frequency is a must or it just becomes inconvenient.

Just because you can doesn't mean its optimal, which is the problem

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