ProRail wrote:Well way back on page 1 of this post I questioned the validity of the NS interest and Amtrak funding to pay for the restoration of the Conn River line north of Springfield. I received a lot of admonishment and rebuttals that is was gonna happen and that my sources were wrong. Well, it has been a year and a half and I still have not seen the Amtrak rail train show up to start the work. All I have heard on this front is that with the economy in the tank the funding has been shelved. So where are all the updates guys? Hmmmm...just saying...sometimes those of us in the business do know what is going on afterall...
OT Much? Is gprimr1 your source?
The economy has nothing to do with the release of the FEDERAL funds for the PUBLIC investment into the Conn River line. Pan Am crews are tied up in ME on the expansion of the Downeaster service. Funding for the Vermonter is with state of VT funds, and I haven't heard of any impending cutback. The only thing Amtrak would be worried about are the Tea Drinkers in Washington, and if you've been following the news, they are quickly running out of steam (pun intended).
It's not nice to spread fear.
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Back on topic, how much use has the interchange been seeing lately? Are they really expanding the interchange this summer?