Maddog Posted April 10, 2009 Share #1 Posted April 10, 2009 Just curious if anyone has an update as to where the East Side Access project is these days. What progress has been made? What are the big milestones still left to complete? Just curious for any info. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted April 10, 2009 Share #2 Posted April 10, 2009 http://www.mta.info/capconstr/esas/construction_update.htm#underway Site is full of updates. Hope I helped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted April 11, 2009 Share #3 Posted April 11, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted April 11, 2009 Share #4 Posted April 11, 2009 Nice, they are making good time. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted April 11, 2009 Share #5 Posted April 11, 2009 Nice, they are making good time. - A I'm sure they progressed much further than that. This diagram was from last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted April 12, 2009 Share #6 Posted April 12, 2009 I am curious as to how they will deal with sunnyside yard. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbirdbassist Posted June 21, 2009 Share #7 Posted June 21, 2009 It shouldn't be too difficult. A set of flyovers or under's connecting inbetween the mainline local and express before they start to descend to the current tunnel and planned Skillman Ave station. There's a lot of "unused" space in that yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted June 21, 2009 Share #8 Posted June 21, 2009 It shouldn't be too difficult. A set of flyovers or under's connecting inbetween the mainline local and express before they start to descend to the current tunnel. There's a lot of "unused" space in that yard. Aren't a few buildings being knocked down as well? (in Sunnyside, that is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbirdbassist Posted June 22, 2009 Share #9 Posted June 22, 2009 I'm looking at the yard via Gmaps right now and I think a crossunder would be an unnecessary challenge, the Amtrak storage tracks and some MOW (I assume) buildings are right in the way. So using logic, I'm guessing they'll swing the tracks over the Amtrak storage, bring them up and back down before the Honeywell St bridge. According to the ESA wiki the new station will be at Queens Blvd and Skillman, so it won't have access to Grand Central, since the new portal is north of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7LineFan Posted June 22, 2009 Share #10 Posted June 22, 2009 According to the ESA wiki the new station will be at Queens Blvd and Skillman, so it won't have access to Grand Central, since the new portal is north of there. The whole point of ESA is to allow the LIRR to access Grand Central, and the wiki says that it would be one stop from the new station into Manhattan... don't know what you're getting at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted June 22, 2009 Share #11 Posted June 22, 2009 The whole point of ESA is to allow the LIRR to access Grand Central, and the wiki says that it would be one stop from the new station into Manhattan... don't know what you're getting at. Here's a quote from the wiki article (you did read it, didn't you?): A new LIRR train station in Sunnyside at Queens Boulevard and Skillman Avenue[1] along the LIRR’s Main Line (into Penn Station) will provide one-stop access for area residents to Midtown Manhattan. The three key words being: "into Penn Station". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbirdbassist Posted June 22, 2009 Share #12 Posted June 22, 2009 The whole point of ESA is to allow the LIRR to access Grand Central, and the wiki says that it would be one stop from the new station into Manhattan... don't know what you're getting at. Reading comprehension my friend, gain it. Re read what I wrote a bit more carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted June 22, 2009 Share #13 Posted June 22, 2009 Yea, they will modify 100+ year old track alignments to do this, i hope they do it right. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7LineFan Posted June 22, 2009 Share #14 Posted June 22, 2009 Here's a quote from the wiki article (you did read it, didn't you?):The three key words being: "into Penn Station". Reading comprehension my friend, gain it. Re read what I wrote a bit more carefully. Reading comprehension fail on my part. At least you guys let me off kindly, unlike some other people on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgedPolaris Posted June 22, 2009 Share #15 Posted June 22, 2009 Haha, I find it ironic that they're planning on opening up a new station along the main line, especially after giving up on the stations along the Long Island City branch. Although you can't blame the numbers - it would have cost them too much to renovate the stations for the incoming C3 bi-levels, but I stand by the opinion that the reasons these stations failed so hard is because they weren't kept up at all. I remember riding out to Glendale ONE time, and it was a totally different experience from riding the EMUs on the main line, or the C3s for that matter. The station was barely more than cracked ground-level platforms. I wonder if the new station, given it's projected location, might have some form of physical walkway to Queensboro Plaza or something. Does anyone know if when ESA is completed, if it will pull current trains from Penn at all? I gather the M9 order will pretty much cover additional trains to Grand Central, but it will be interesting to see. It's going to be such a change when ESA is completed. I guess no more switching to the at Woodside for those of us trying to get to GCT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted June 22, 2009 Share #16 Posted June 22, 2009 ESA isn't about creating more slots in NYP, it's an addition of service. Following ESA, the Ronkonkoma Branch needs to be double tracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted June 22, 2009 Share #17 Posted June 22, 2009 This is what I think ESA should eventually push the MTA to do, in order of importance: Triple-track Mainline to Hicksville Double-track to Ronkonkoma Electrify Central Branch (Bethpage-Babylon) Double-track to Port Jefferson Electrify to Port Jefferson (this would avoid the need for a Huntington Yard) Electrify to Sayville/Patchouge As for the MTA's plan to electrify to Yaphank and a build yard there, I feel it's a waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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