BostonUrbEx
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RER/DMU systems constantly comes up in the Crazy/Reasonable pitches, so might as well have one thread specifically for them.
Here's my map for a pitch for the North Side: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zkzJ76knxAcM.kpURtPmFgod8
Circles are RER (I call it REN: Regional Express Network) only, where stars are also served by Commuter Rail, too. Each line has its own color, with shared stations (Sullivan Square and North Station) in black. All lines except the Lowell Branch run through Sullivan Square. However, all lines would terminate at North Station off-peak.
Every other train will alternate destinations upon passing through Sullivan Square. For example: Weston trains would split their destinations 50/50 between the Reading Branch and the Eastern Route. Note that every train arriving at Salem would further split 50/50 between the Danvers Branch and the Beverly Branch. During off-peak, all Eastern Route REN trains would terminate at Salem, with a connecting shuttle pinging between Danvers and Beverly with a connection at Salem (Salem would essentially be one huge triangular station with connected platforms on its three sides).
I believe the only station I eliminated was Wedgemere, but I also combined Wyoming Hill with Cedar Park into one station. There's obviously a bunch of infill stations which wouldn't be part of the immediate REN rollout, but would rather be a part of long-term planning.
The system counts on a few assumptions: the Newburyport Line is extended to Portsmouth, the Haverhill Line runs exclusively via the Wildcat Branch, and the Lowell Line is extended to Manchester. However, the only keystone in this network (other than Haverhill via Wildcat) is just a rebuilt Sullivan Square and the DMU equipment.
My South Side proposal is simple, but the new Google Maps wants me to pay just to add another category of placemarks so I didn't bother adding them in. South Side would only be Fairmount Line (to 128 and to Norwood) with the other end split between South Station and maybe West Station or Riverside.
Here's my map for a pitch for the North Side: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zkzJ76knxAcM.kpURtPmFgod8
Circles are RER (I call it REN: Regional Express Network) only, where stars are also served by Commuter Rail, too. Each line has its own color, with shared stations (Sullivan Square and North Station) in black. All lines except the Lowell Branch run through Sullivan Square. However, all lines would terminate at North Station off-peak.
Every other train will alternate destinations upon passing through Sullivan Square. For example: Weston trains would split their destinations 50/50 between the Reading Branch and the Eastern Route. Note that every train arriving at Salem would further split 50/50 between the Danvers Branch and the Beverly Branch. During off-peak, all Eastern Route REN trains would terminate at Salem, with a connecting shuttle pinging between Danvers and Beverly with a connection at Salem (Salem would essentially be one huge triangular station with connected platforms on its three sides).
I believe the only station I eliminated was Wedgemere, but I also combined Wyoming Hill with Cedar Park into one station. There's obviously a bunch of infill stations which wouldn't be part of the immediate REN rollout, but would rather be a part of long-term planning.
The system counts on a few assumptions: the Newburyport Line is extended to Portsmouth, the Haverhill Line runs exclusively via the Wildcat Branch, and the Lowell Line is extended to Manchester. However, the only keystone in this network (other than Haverhill via Wildcat) is just a rebuilt Sullivan Square and the DMU equipment.
My South Side proposal is simple, but the new Google Maps wants me to pay just to add another category of placemarks so I didn't bother adding them in. South Side would only be Fairmount Line (to 128 and to Norwood) with the other end split between South Station and maybe West Station or Riverside.