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threwthelookinggrass t1_iy3vjm0 wrote

Reply to comment by sebileis in Brilliant Line will provide a car-free route across Allegheny River by hydrateandchill

It’s unused rail infrastructure. There are no longer rail customers along the brilliant branch. The last one (AZCON scrap) closed 7 years ago. Since then, AVR hasn’t used it except for twice as a bypass when they were repairing whatever usual route they take to the Pittsburgh line. AVR is willing to sell it after all, it’s not like it’s being taken from them.

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[deleted] t1_iy3vvy2 wrote

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threwthelookinggrass t1_iy3zixn wrote

I’m all for trains, but this decision literally is adding 0 more trucks to roads as it has been unused for 7 years.

For this to be viable for passenger service it’d be a massive undertaking involving buying land from an additional railway (NS?) and then changing the gauge of the rail to whatever PRT uses. Unless the plan is to create some other form of passenger rail or just extend Amtrak service up there which is way more wishful thinking.

I don’t get how AVR is shooting themselves in the foot by offloading something that generates no revenue and hasn’t for 7 years.

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GargantuanWitch t1_iy3xq6g wrote

So we're all idiots because we're not willing to continue waiting for passenger trains to come back after 40 years?

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[deleted] t1_iy3xudf wrote

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GargantuanWitch t1_iy3yubi wrote

I don't think either of those things, actually. But I do think that infra that hasn't seen regular use should definitely be re-purposed, yes. It's odd that you think this makes me an idiot.

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[deleted] t1_iy3z03c wrote

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GargantuanWitch t1_iy3zvmf wrote

A valuable connection that hasn't had a customer for 8 years, but I'm the one who's shit in your Wheaties, apparently, because I don't share your love of PRT buses.

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