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While I was getting my Win7 machine up and running, there were several items that came through my reading list which I meant to comment on…if I ever survived the reinstall. Considering that the process took much longer than I expected, I’m left with making a “chop suey” style post, to point to a few articles [...] 
I posted yesterday about plans to enhance Metro North service on the Bridgeport-Waterbury line. While looking around online for more information about those plans, my attention was diverted by something else. Last month, ConnDOT held a series of public information sessions regarding ongoing consideration being given to starting commuter rail on the New Haven – Hartford – [...] 
Seen in the Courant: Metro-North has gradually beefed up service on the [Bridgeport-Waterbury], but Naugatuck Valley commuters have insisted that ridership would rocket if the schedule were expanded. There’s no simple way to add trains, the railroad says, because the relatively antiquated line is already maxxed out at morning and afternoon rush hours. Only one train [...]
According to The New York Times, the plan to run a commuter rail line from New Haven to Springfield isn’t dead yet: The proposal calls for service every 30 minutes during peak hours at 11 stations each way. Amtrak trains now run more than an hour apart. Proponents say the project would ease traffic congestion, expand [...]
As seen on Connecticut Local Politics, it appears that Governor Rell is re-floating the idea of a central Connecticut rail line again: Rell proposed commuter rail service with eight trains daily each way between New Haven, Hartford and Springfield to supply what she called a “natural job development corridor.” Amtrak provides service from New Haven to [...] |
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