| Myth: |
Fact: |
| There will be 7 to 8 trains per hour. |
NJ Transit has said there will up to 42 trains per day. This means 21
trains in each direction between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. There will probably
be a train every 30 minutes in the morning and evening peak service and hourly
service at other times. |
| The trains will travel at high speeds. |
The only place the train will travel at high speed will be on the Northeast
Corridor line between Monmouth Junction and Newark. |
| The trains will disrupt the environment by causing pollution. |
Riders on the train will not use their cars, which will lessen pollution. |
| The train line will cause development. |
Strong zoning rules, farmland preservation and open space preservation
will prevent most development. |
| The train line will cause problems with school buses. |
NJ law requires all buses to stop at every railroad crossing, at all
times. NJ Transit has been running trains since 1983 and has never had an
accident involving school buses. |
| There will be a decrease in property values. |
Other communities that have increased passenger rail service have seen
an increase in property values. |
| There must be other ways to get to New York City |
Not everyone travels to New York City. The line will provide rail service
to New Brunswick and Newark. |
