by b&m 1566
Yes and no, the first goal is to get the Lowell to Nashua commuter train up and running. From there it will be Nashua on up to Manchester and Concord. I can defiantly see a commuter train coming to Salem but north of that is up for grabs. The two biggest hurtles the line has is: 1) the number of grade crossings there are (15 total I believe??? from Lawrence to Salem with the bulk of those coming in Salem that's not even including the rest of the line from Windham to Manchester). 2) The Manchester Airport owns and occupies about 2 +/- miles of the ROW.
With that said a study has already been conducted and if my memory serves me correct I don't think much can be done about the grade crossings but for the airport two options game up in the report.
Option 1 - is to keep the original alignment and tunnel under the airport premises
Option 2 - relocate the ROW to the east which would add another 5 grade crossings
With that said a study has already been conducted and if my memory serves me correct I don't think much can be done about the grade crossings but for the airport two options game up in the report.
Option 1 - is to keep the original alignment and tunnel under the airport premises
Option 2 - relocate the ROW to the east which would add another 5 grade crossings