An area train that is high speed and capable of connecting locals with neighboring cities has been proposed by North Atlantic Rail (NAR). This is a transit organization with the mission of ensuring another city gets its fair share of transportation funding.
If the proposal does become a reality, Long Islanders could get to neighboring cities in approximately two hours. Thus the train, which would reach up to 200 MPH, in fact, is planning to get from South Station to another station in 100 minutes. At the present time, travel from a neighboring city to another city on Amtrack’s Acela trains is nearly four hours.
Area Train: Billions for Project’s Design to Build
To designing and building the project, a total of $105 billion is needed. That would include the trunk line. A federal-state partnership is needing to expedite the process. It would become North Atlantic Rail, Inc (NARI). Moreover, the construction of the high-speed system would take approximately 20 years to complete.
Area Train: Tens of Thousands of Jobs
Over a multi-year period, the project would create tens of thousands of jobs designing and building the system. In a year to 15 months, several of the projects could be shovel-ready, according to the NAR.
Energy-Powered Electric Rail Lines
Another potential benefit that is listed by NAR which would include renewable energy-powered electric rail lines. They reduce carbon production. As well as the connection of low-income people to massive job centers. Plus the reduction of air pollution. Moreover, provide congestion relief on the roads as fewer people would be inclining to drive between Long Island another neighboring city.
There is a high-speed rail line that would connect to a neighboring city to Penn Station.
A high-speed rail line would connect Ronkonkoma to Penn Station, NAR wrote.
Moreover, the project does call for the excavation of rail tunnels on Long Island. However, the $105 billion price tag would make it 10 times the budget of the MTA’s project. In fact, it will link the Long Island Rail Road to the neighboring city terminal.
