MaineCoonCat wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:44 pm Is the FL9 still rusting er, resting in Millbury?The MBTA or CTDOT will probably refurbish & put it back in service!!
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Maybe not the FL9's; they have plenty of other recycled power. They COULD use some coaches. Oh Shoreliners, oh Shoreliners, where for art thou Shorliners?
Anyway, if BSRR were for real, they have plenty of choices out there from old IP coaches to the Barnum & Bailey equipment hiding away in a forest in NC I think? But they're not going to do anything with a single engine that apparently is already a target for scavengers. Has P&W or parent companies opined in the near past?
Also, is the BSRR patron still living in the Woonsocket station?
I don't see this ending well. This project needed someone with deep pockets to start.
Anyway, if BSRR were for real, they have plenty of choices out there from old IP coaches to the Barnum & Bailey equipment hiding away in a forest in NC I think? But they're not going to do anything with a single engine that apparently is already a target for scavengers. Has P&W or parent companies opined in the near past?
Also, is the BSRR patron still living in the Woonsocket station?
I don't see this ending well. This project needed someone with deep pockets to start.
Next stop, Willoughby
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Been years since I have posted, but I always saw this one as an LOL. 
The basic premise here was always suspect; I cannot think of ONE
commuter rail operation anywhere that turns a profit. Even though
the P & W tracks and signals are pretty good and don't need too much
upgrade, they themselves have never shown any interest in sponsoring
CR, so there must be a reason. I have watched all of this saying, "I'll
believe it when I see it"; and we never saw it. And I don't think we ever will.
No surprises.
The basic premise here was always suspect; I cannot think of ONE
commuter rail operation anywhere that turns a profit. Even though
the P & W tracks and signals are pretty good and don't need too much
upgrade, they themselves have never shown any interest in sponsoring
CR, so there must be a reason. I have watched all of this saying, "I'll
believe it when I see it"; and we never saw it. And I don't think we ever will.
No surprises.
Compare it to Brightline, which leveraged the real estate, and was under unified ownership (at the time) with the railroad. Also Brightline is non-union, where P&W and PanAM are union. Brightline was reasonably capitalized, BSRR is not. In order for BSRR to work it needs a real skunkworks approach and insurance liability miraculous solution.
Has the NH courts finally ruled that BSRR is dead and dissolved?
The Land of Enchantment is not Flyover country!
According to the Valley Breeze article, there's a hearing scheduled for May. The BSRC never responded to my inquiry. Now, what with the virus, whether that hearing goes on as scheduled remains to be seen.
Seen behind the motorman on the inside wall of a PCC departing "Riverside" many years ago: "Pickpockets are on duty for your convenience."
Things like courts could be done using video conferences ("telepresence"?) Stuff like criminal cases are going to get prioritized ahead of this stuff, so it's going to be a mess. And the old saw, justice delayed is justice denied.
Hmmmm.. Wonder if this is significant..
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In addition, this is the only result from bsrc.com showing in a "Google" search as of 17:08 EDT 05/08/2020..
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In addition, this is the only result from bsrc.com showing in a "Google" search as of 17:08 EDT 05/08/2020..
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Seen behind the motorman on the inside wall of a PCC departing "Riverside" many years ago: "Pickpockets are on duty for your convenience."
Guess they're still on life support.. Continued to 23 September 2020.. I kinda doubt this means the buses are running.. 
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Seen behind the motorman on the inside wall of a PCC departing "Riverside" many years ago: "Pickpockets are on duty for your convenience."
Anybody seen FL9 #2027 lately?
Seen behind the motorman on the inside wall of a PCC departing "Riverside" many years ago: "Pickpockets are on duty for your convenience."
Still down there in Millbury last I knew...
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https://www.valleybreeze.com/2020-06-24 ... vT2AyhKiUk
WOONSOCKET – Vincent Bono, the local businessman best known for his efforts to bring passenger train service to the Blackstone Valley, has declared candidacy for state representative for District 49.
Bono is running as an independent candidate for the seat, which is currently held by Rep. Michael Morin, a Democrat. Morin announced earlier this month he does not intend to seek re-election in the fall.
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Bono is best known as the founder of the Boston Surface Railroad Company, a startup train company trying to establish passenger rail service between Providence, Worcester and Woonsocket. The company has its offices in the state-owned train depot located at Depot Square.
Next stop, Willoughby
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I hope running for or becoming a state rep doesn't take away from navigating his railroad through bankruptcy
Yikes.
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Jeff Smith wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:09 pm https://www.valleybreeze.com/2020-06-24 ... vT2AyhKiUk/\
WOONSOCKET – Vincent Bono, the local businessman best known for his efforts to bring passenger train service to the Blackstone Valley, has declared candidacy for state representative for District 49.
Bono is running as an independent candidate for the seat, which is currently held by Rep. Michael Morin, a Democrat. Morin announced earlier this month he does not intend to seek re-election in the fall.
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Bono is best known as the founder of the Boston Surface Railroad Company, a startup train company trying to establish passenger rail service between Providence, Worcester and Woonsocket. The company has its offices in the state-owned train depot located at Depot Square.
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