by Jeff Smith
#NoJoy: Hartford Courant
The cost is astounding; it seems most of it would be for Terryville, and signalling.
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The cost is astounding; it seems most of it would be for Terryville, and signalling.
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DOT: Bristol Passenger Rail Would Be Too CostlyThe biggest blow? They estimate FasTrak would be much cheaper.
6/17/16
BRISTOL — Re-establishing passenger rail service between Berlin and Waterbury would cost more than $500 million and attract no more than 800 riders a day, state transportation planners reported Thursday.
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Just restoring the privately owned 24-mile rail line to good condition for moderate-speed freight trains will cost more than $100 million, the DOT said.
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The study estimates that it would take $530 million to improve Pan Am's rail line to federal standards for passenger trains to run. Pan Am Railways currently runs only a few trains a week over the line, mostly to serve seven businesses along the tracks.
Trains are limited to 10 mph because of the condition of the rails and trackbed, and at most grade crossings a conductor must climb off the locomotive and walk into the crossing to ensure traffic is stopped.
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In many areas, the rails are worn and uneven, wooden ties are missing and drainage systems have deteriorated. The DOT estimates it would cost $140 million to bring the route up to good enough condition to accommodate 25 mph freight trains, and another $30 million to reach the 40 mph level.
Just rehabilitating the 1911-built Terryville tunnel, which has water seepage and some crumbling concrete, would cost tens of millions of dollars, the DOT said. For a full upgrade of the tunnel, reconstruction of tracks and the trackbed, modern signals and grade crossings, the cost would hit $410 million, the DOT said. To add three new passenger stations and buy two full trains, the price would reach $530 million, it said.
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Next stop, Willoughby
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