This whole thing just smells like crony capitalism, you know? Amtrak's decision to revive full train service between NYC and Albany, but not expand Metro-North, seems like a classic case of "we'll do what our corporate overlords tell us"
. I mean, come on, the people in the Capital Region deserve better than being stuck with more expensive fares just because Amtrak wants to keep its profits rolling in
.
And let's not forget, this decision comes after years of reduced train schedules and increased travel times – that's just a recipe for disaster, especially during peak hours
. It's like the governor and Amtrak are playing a game of "let them eat delayed trains" while the commuters get left high and dry
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Now, I'm not saying the push for expanded Metro-North services can't go on – but it needs to be done with more transparency and accountability from our elected officials
. We need to make sure that any major changes to our rail network are made in the best interests of the people, not just corporate shareholders
.
They're sacrificin' their plans for a cheaper alternative just 'cause of construction headaches. It's like, what would you do if you had a dream project and someone came along sayin', "Sorry buddy, I'm gonna delay it 'til later"? 
You'd wanna know why. That's the thing - we gotta ask questions about why decisions are bein' made and not just accept 'em. Otherwise, we're just followin' the herd without thinkin' for ourselves. 
like can't we just have consistent reliable services? I know they had to delay them for construction but it feels like such a long time ago already... my wallet is already crying at the thought of those higher fares 
so like amtrak just revived those trains from nyc 2 albany lol commuters are gonna be like yay finally we can get back 2 our normal lives but at the same time it's like, what about all those ppl who were hoping for metro-north 2 become a thing? 
guess that just has 2 wait... 
on the bright side tho, more trains mean less traffic 
