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The three railroads operating out of Penn Station prioritize performance in plans to redesign the transit hub

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Tags: usa.ny.nyc, railways, transport.public, trains, amtrak, penn station, madison square garden, train stations, author.bill millard, source.archpaper
https://www.archpaper.com/2023/11/the-three-railroads-operating-out-of-penn-station-prioritize-performance-in-plans-to-redesign-the-transit-hub/

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Title
Penn Station railroad plans prioritize performance over aesthetics
Authors
Bill Millard
Published
Nov 7 2023
Word count
1961 words

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  1. scroll_lock
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    Coverage of the state of New York Penn Station, the possible imminent demolition of Madison Square Garden (or not, we'll see), through-running proposals to match other advanced transit networks,...

    Coverage of the state of New York Penn Station, the possible imminent demolition of Madison Square Garden (or not, we'll see), through-running proposals to match other advanced transit networks, and the internal agency politics of major transportation infrastructure projects.

    I am reminded of this famous quote: "One entered the city like a God; one scuttles in now like a rat." —Vincent Scully on the loss of the grand beaux-arts Penn Station (archive).

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    gzrrt
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    Pretty good read- the Beijing-Shanghai HSR definitely isn't a maglev, though.

    Pretty good read- the Beijing-Shanghai HSR definitely isn't a maglev, though.

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      Thanks for pointing this out. The Beijing–Shanghai line is steel-on-steel HSR. I think the author was getting confused with Shanghai's maglev, which connects the city to the Shanghai Pudong...

      Thanks for pointing this out. The Beijing–Shanghai line is steel-on-steel HSR. I think the author was getting confused with Shanghai's maglev, which connects the city to the Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

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