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ronnie the commie.................
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The rail upgrade will be the most important developement to Schenectady in decades.  It would be the best bang for the buck.  

I wish they would do it right though and build it over on Broadway near the Lottery building and connect it to the existing parking garage.  


You actually have a very good idea -- the station can be built pretty much anywhere along the rail line in Downtown Schenectady  -- the best site would be the huge parking lot on Broadway (thus it could connect with the parking garage) and that would give more than enough room for an Multi-Modal facility (train, bus, etc).

The original Schenectady train station was up on Crane Street, then it was on Broadway (where the parking lot is across from the former Goldstock's building)  and then of course the big old station on the Erie Blvd side of those same tracks.


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hey!!! it's ronnie the commie
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ronnie the commie.................


With something like this as his signature, who can argue with the "commie" comment


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With something like this as his signature, who can argue with the "commie" comment




it's his new nickname........................plenty of room for variations
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The second line will lead to growth -- because it will enable a high speed train connection from NYC through Schenectady to Buffalo.   When that happens - commuter time between NYC ans Schenectady will be cut in half or more -- and thus allow for people to live in Schenectady and work in NYC.    This phenomenon has been a tremendous boom for Columbia, Ulster and other Mid-Hudson River Counties --- new home construction rises, existing home are in demand and it leads to population growth near rail centers that will lead to increased demand for retail and other commercial business ventures.

The high speed train has been waiting for the second rail line -- and once that is built .. then it is just a matter of getting funding for the high speed train.

Oh -- and if you have to ask "Do people ride the trains?" than you need to get yourself informed -- because they are and as fuel prices rise --- even more people will be riding the trains.


yeah as soon as they ride through scnenectady the train riders will want to live here for sure


We didnt come this far to get this far.
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