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Jenaxu t1_iwwe8pv wrote

Reply to comment by maxanderson350 in "What suggestions do you have for the transportation system across the region?" by d_c_chillin

Hey if we're dreaming, might as well dream of some high speed rail using that connection as well. It'd probably be the only way for a NYC-Boston line to reasonably hit both New Haven and Hartford, otherwise most routes seem to have to pick one or the other. And maybe it'd be marginally more effective at dodging NIMBYs as opposed to using the existing corridor?

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maxanderson350 t1_iwwjf36 wrote

I actually think that is something Amtrak has considered in recent years, at least on their "wish list"

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Jenaxu t1_iwwkyjj wrote

Yeah, I think the full wish list would be something like two crossing lines, one going NYC-New Haven-Hartford-Boston and the other going NYC-New Haven-Providence-Boston. A fully connected rail network in the northeast would be a dream, I hope there's one day enough political capital to get it done.

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johnsonutah t1_iwx7vhm wrote

I hope the same, it’s an issue that would sway my vote locally and nationally. It’s a realistic project, the best corridor in the country for such infrastructure, and we could def find the funding if we wanted as a nation

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