I think what needs to be done is the timing of service change. If the current pilot service is discontinued, then maybe CDOT and MassDot should seriously look into this. On Mondays through Fridays, have the two southbound shuttles, but have the first one head south in the morning-not too early but not too late. Keep the Vermonter in the same timeslot. The second southbound morning Greenfield-New Haven shuttle train-have that depart Greenfield in the late afternoon or early evening. This would be great for students taking classes at the universities and professors working there. As for the northbounds, instead of running both Valley Flyer trains in the evening, have one leave New Haven early in the morning-maybe like 7 am. Keep the Vermonter in the slot that it is in presently. As for the evening Valley Flyer, I wouldn't have it arrive in the towns north of Springfield too late(maybe in the 9:00-10:00 range is fine). Of course, there are many variables that need to come into play. First, Amtrak must play around with Metro North south of New Haven. Amtrak must coordinate their schedules with Metro North. Next, on the Springfield Line, there are many stretches of the line that aren't double track-mostly between Windsor and Springfield. Even the south end of the Springfield Line, Hartford Station is single track and will remain that way until the right of way and station is relocated into a tunnel. South of Hartford Station, there is like a mile of single track with a freight siding and hopefully in the short term, the freight siding will be converted into a second passenger main and that would help somewhat.