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someliskguy t1_jbofanx wrote

Fun fact: the existing extension cost $4.45B for 1.8miles of track. The Q cruises at about 20mph through that section of track.

So when you’re going uptown from 63rd St on the Q you’re traveling at about $50B/hr or about $14MM/second.

Always a fun way to think about it while on the train 😊.

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thebruns t1_jbp7s7w wrote

Heres another way to think about it: $4.45B is 2 days of defense funding.

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ken81987 t1_jbovg5i wrote

Maybe we'll beat that record with the Harlem extension 🙂

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Boogie-Down t1_jbp28gl wrote

To be technical you’d have to divide that by every individual train trip!

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Bklyn78 t1_jbr08c4 wrote

20 MPH ?

The Q trains along the 2nd Ave section can get up to 40 MPH between stations.

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bossman_k t1_jbrmkzc wrote

That actually doesn't feel very expensive, considering how many people will ride that second of track over its useful life

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