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The on-again, off-again plans for a new northern rail line for commuters on Staten Island were dealt a blow as the federal funding necessary to conduct a feasibility study failed to make the cut in Washington this week. Senator Schumer had requested $4 million, but the funds were not approved by the appropriations committee in the Senate.
The study would be first step in ressurecting the now-abandoned rail line along Staten Island’s northern section, and create a five-mile commuter link from Arlington in the west to the St. George Ferry Terminal in the east. The cost for the project would hover around $300-$400 million, and would significantly cut cross-island travel times and could get as many as 7,500 cars off the already congested Staten Island road network.
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