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9/13/2022



Rail News: Passenger Rail

MTA to host town hall on proposed Interborough Express


The proposed route would connect Brooklyn and Queens through an existing 14-mile right of way — portions of which belong to MTA and CSX — along an underused rail line.
Photo – Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City is hosting a second virtual public town hall to discuss plans for the proposed Interborough Express, which would link Brooklyn and Queens using a 14-mile right of way along existing freight-rail tracks.

The project would be built along an underused rail line that connects the two boroughs through the MTA-owned Bay Ridge Connector freight line and the CSX-owned Fremont Secondary freight line, MTA officials said in a press release.

The virtual public town hall will be held at 6 p.m. EDT Sept. 22 via Zoom and YouTube. 

The transit agency hosted the first town hall on May 19. MTA gathered public feedback to be used during the planning process. The town hall will provide an update on those plans as MTA moves closer to selecting a locally preferred alternative this fall, MTA officials said.