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Hotel Booking Undaunted by the failures of Atlantic City's commuter railway, transportation officials are moving ahead with preliminary plans for a new light rail system that critics regard as a waste of money.

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Flight Booking The South Jersey Transportation Authority, which is overseeing the study, expects to make preliminary recommendations in late March or early April. At this point, there are no cost estimates for the light rail system.

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Travel Agent On Friday, the transportation authority held a public hearing to listen to suggestions from supporters and critics of light rail. The hearing drew about 40 people and only a few spoke.

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Hotel Chicago Robert A. Daniels, legislative representative for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, argued that the state should not waste money on a system that he predicted would be a flop.

Online Booking "Light rail is not the answer," said Daniels, whose union represents engineers on NJ Transit's commuter rail lines throughout the state. "Light rail is like light beer: It often is not what it is purported to be."

Travel Health Insurance Originally, there were fears that a light rail system would lead to the shutdown of NJ Transit's existing Atlantic City-to-Philadelphia commuter railway, which is struggling with low ridership and millions of dollars in annual operating losses.

Hotel Reservation However, James A. Crawford, executive director of the South Jersey Transportation Authority, said light rail would supplement the commuter railway, not replace it.

London Hotel Booking Among the possibilities, light rail could eliminate the need for an inconvenient, street-level railroad crossing near the tunnel portion of the Atlantic City Expressway Connector, the new roadway leading to the Marina District casinos. Traffic must come to a stop 28 times a day at the crossing to wait for commuter trains to pass by.

Discount Travel By switching to light rail, the railroad tracks could be attached to the expressway bridge entering the city to avoid crossing over the connector route at street level.

Orlando Hotel Atlantic City's light rail system would use smaller train cars known as "diesel multiple unit vehicles." They would have the ability to operate both on the existing commuter railway and a smaller track system along city streets.

Booking Agency Some of the options offered by light rail include a connection to Atlantic City International Airport and service between the Atlantic City Convention Center and the Boardwalk.

International Travel Medical The study will also look at the possibility of running light rail on tracks along Pacific Avenue or Atlantic Avenue, with stops at the casino hotels. Crawford admitted that idea seems remote.

New York Hotel "We know from past experience that getting the casinos to agree to that is not an easy task," he said.

Online Travel Booking Roger Tees, coordinator of Pleasantville's Urban Enterprise Zone, said light rail would be a catalyst for economic development in Atlantic County and could help revive struggling businesses.

Travel Medical Insurance Tees warned that any delays with the light rail study could jeopardize efforts to secure funding. He noted there is already competition for public funding for light rail systems in northern New Jersey.

Miami Hotel "The competition is fierce," he said. "The billions of dollars are going up north, and for us to make any inroads here, we've got to start consolidating our forces."

Air Deccan Booking Other speakers at the public hearing called for improvements to the existing rail line. The railway carries an average of 1,300 passengers a day in each direction - much lower than the ridership projections when service started in 1989.

Las Vegas Nevada Travel "Let's double the service to 2,600 (passengers)," said Egg Harbor City Mayor James McGeary, whose community is one of eight stops on the railway.

Las Vegas Nv Hotel Lindenwold Mayor Frank DeLucca Jr. criticized the conditions of the rail station in his town. In Lindenwold, the NJ Transit commuter line shares a station stop with the PATCO high-speed rail line.

Hotel Florence Booking Online DeLucca complained that NJ Transit and the Delaware River Port Authority, which oversees the PATCO service, refuse to resolve their problems.

Orlando Travel "They won't address it," DeLucca said.

Hilton Hotel By Donald Wittkowski
The Press of Atlantic City - 1/25/2003

Topic: Transportation

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