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Link to the actual presentation (111 slides)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9WoNUiG0FSMUk8zQVpXSXFwdm8/view

So this is good. (A) It's fully funded. (B) The main contract has been let (fixed-price, fixed completion date, contractor takes the lumps if they're late). ( C) It's supposed to open at the end of 2020.

Cuomo has thrown money into bad road and airport projects repeatedly, and seriously underfunded trains, so it's nice to see him really backing something major for train service.

Hopefully they'll comply with the ADA while they're at it. :eyebrow raise: (NYC has been really bad about this.)
 
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Perhaps the subject line (and the text, for that matter) should mention which Penn station, to avoid some ambiguity.
 
So part of the loan is to renovate the stations. So happy Penn station is getting some much needed attention. Why would Amtrak still use Penn after Farley is done?
 
So part of the loan is to renovate the stations. So happy Penn station is getting some much needed attention. Why would Amtrak still use Penn after Farley is done?
Mainly because the platforms are not moving, and they are mostly under the current station. Only the extreme west end of the platforms are anywhere near Farley.

Interestingly, nothing about refurbishing the great hall and the current Amtrak concourse in the plans. Hopefully Amtrak will do something about that. Also, the typical lease payment tussle between Amtrak and whoever is doing the Farley thing will ensue as usual. :) Maybe they will be able to arrange some reasonable deal involving little payment in eschange for LIRR's use of Penn Station or some such.
 
Anyone one care to place a bet on how long the LED panel ceiling will last in the LIRR concourse? As cool as it is I suspect constant maintenance will render it a white elephant rather quickly.
 
Another story in the Times with some nice graphics, although I haven't read it fully, it seems like an interesting proposal.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/09/30/opinion/penn-station-reborn.html?_r=0

As an aside, LED manufacturers make a big deal about making their longevity a big selling point - they gradually get dimmer over time before finally becoming useless, that it's a long process (obviously it could be hastened by power failures, water, poor/lack of maintenance, etc, etc). Probably design changes or other improvements will render them useless long before they fail, if nothing else happens to them.
 
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Other than cleaning, there is virtually no maintenance. That is the way they save money, since their lumen to watt output is not that much better than the best of existing lighting. The gradual loss of output takes place over a very long time. The warranty lengths are really impressive, which isn't as big a deal as it sounds since. the luminaires will likely outlast most of the manufacturers. Power problems and water will kill any lighting.
 
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