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Nathanael
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NYC does have 42% of the state's population, and that's not counting the rail-served suburbs, and the upstate cities are capable of agreeing with a vision of better rail transportation -- this isn't Georgia. I do realize that our state legislature is a disaster and is frequently very unrepresentative, but if there were vision coming from NYC, it should be possible to get elected and implement the far-sighted planning at the state level. It's happened before, though not in *my* lifetime.I don't think New York city has the jurisdiction to permit or not the replacement of third rail by catenary or vice versa.
It is all a question of money and even there it is not New York City's jurisdiction since MTA is not not part of New York City jurisdiction. It is a State organization.