Admin Note: Moved from MBTA as this is not an MBTA operation, nor is it on MBTA tracks.
Some sourcing:
Idaho Statesman
Yes, the Idaho statesman. It's article was more complete than the other links I found.
Brief, fair-use quote:
Some sourcing:
Idaho Statesman
Yes, the Idaho statesman. It's article was more complete than the other links I found.
Brief, fair-use quote:
Company plans to offer first private passenger rail in years
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Boston Surface Railroad Co. is planning a commuter rail line that would shuttle passengers between Worcester, Massachusetts, and Providence in about an hour. No private passenger rail line has existed since 1983, and it's been even longer since there was a significant private investment in passenger rail.
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The 45-mile stretch between Worcester and Providence presents the perfect opportunity for commuter rail because there are existing well-maintained tracks, which are owned and used for freight by Providence and Worcester Railroad Co., said Vincent Bono, CEO of Boston Surface Railroad.
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Bono said capital costs are budgeted at $3 million to $5 million, because the company needs to build very little: a short passing track and a passenger platform at the Worcester train station. It plans to keep costs down by relying on equipment it will get refurbished — three used locomotives and 12 former Amtrak passenger coaches.
Boston Surface has entered into a memo of understanding with the freight railroad, which owns nearly the entire route.
A feasibility study was just completed, and the project is in the planning stages. Bono says it doesn't need federal or state money.
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Next stop, Willoughby
~el Jefe :: RAILROAD.NET Site Administrator/Co-Owner; Carman at Naugatuck Railroad
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~el Jefe :: RAILROAD.NET Site Administrator/Co-Owner; Carman at Naugatuck Railroad
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