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Positive_Debate7048 t1_iu0n6fo wrote

Reply to comment by objectimpermanence in 33rd st path trains are delayed, impossible to get on WTC because it’s so packed. Take the ferry or walk to Newport if you can. by elbowe51317

I think the other main reason is that NY will never sign on to fund a PATH expansion in NJ.

Also you are kind of brushing over the PTC requirement. PTC because of the way it works means that PATH trains have to operate at slower speeds compared to rapid transit systems. I’m not going to go too much into it, but it’s been criticized as being safety overkill and makes running trains smoothly way more difficult for minimal safety increases compared to forms of ATC or CBTC

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vocabularylessons t1_iu18hk0 wrote

Neither NJ or NY contributes funding to PATH. Port Authority self finances its operations, including PATH.

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Positive_Debate7048 t1_iu1ekv8 wrote

Yes but you still need approval from both states for capital projects iirc

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vocabularylessons t1_iu1m5z5 wrote

From the Board of Commissioners, not directly the states themselves

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Positive_Debate7048 t1_iu22ayl wrote

They pretty much are there to represent the interests of either state and take orders from their governors

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