New York's Worst Railway - The SIR: Episode 117

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Today, we're discussing New York's least used rail transit service: the Staten Island Railway. Just why does the SIR still exist, and will it ever be connected to NYC proper? All this, after The News.

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References & notes

  1. [1] Wikipedia: Staten Island Railway
  2. [2] MTA: Staten Island West Shore Expressway Proposal
  3. [3] Wikipedia: History of the Staten Island Railway
  4. [4] MTA: Staten Island West Shore Alternatives - Korean War Veterans Parkway + Richmond Avenue
  5. [5] Staten Island Media Group: Then and Now: Railroad tracks that carried life around Staten Island
  6. [6] Railfanning.org: How the Staten Island Railway Went from Three Lines to One
  7. [7] MTA: Staten Island Railway timetable
  8. [8] Wikipedia: Staten Island
  9. [9] Google Maps: Stapleton
  10. [10] International Railway Journal: Ferromex owner to acquire Florida East Coast Railway
  11. [11] nycsubway.org: Retired Fleet
  12. [12] Wikipedia: List of The Pink Panther characters ยง The Little Man
  13. [13] Mass Transit: Honolulu's Skyline Segment 2 begins passenger service
  14. [14] Mass Transit: Santa Clara VTA confirms single bore as preferred tunnel configuration for BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project
  15. [15] Car Free Keith: Honolulu's Driverless Metro Line Just Got a Lot Better
  16. [16] NYPL: Ferry Terminal, St. George, Staten Island, N.Y. (buildings with trains and r.r. tracks) (NYPL b15279351-104684)