New York's Worst Railway - The SIR: Episode 117

Today, we're discussing New York's least used rail transit service: the Staten Island Railway. Just why does the SIR still exist, and will it ever be connected to NYC proper? All this, after The News. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps References & notes [1]Wikipedia: Staten Island Railway [2]MTA: Staten Island West Shore Expressway Proposal [3]Wikipedia: History of the Staten Island Railway [4]MTA: Staten Island West Shore Alternatives - Korean War Veterans Parkway + Richmond Avenue [5]Staten Island Media Group: Then and Now: Railroad tracks that carried life around Staten Island [6]Railfanning.org: How the Staten Island Railway Went from Three Lines to One [7]MTA: Staten Island Railway timetable [8]Wikipedia: Staten Island [9]Google Maps: Stapleton [10]International Railway Journal: Ferromex owner to acquire Florida East Coast Railway [11]nycsubway.org: Retired Fleet [12]Wikipedia: List of The Pink Panther characters § The Little Man [13]Mass Transit: Honolulu's Skyline Segment 2 begins passenger service [14]Mass Transit: Santa Clara VTA confirms single bore as preferred tunnel configuration for BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project [15]Car Free Keith: Honolulu's Driverless Metro Line Just Got a Lot Better [16]NYPL: Ferry Terminal, St. George, Staten Island, N.Y. (buildings with trains and r.r. tracks) (NYPL b15279351-104684)