Dick H wrote:The detour trains do not go to Fitchburg. From Worcester, they travel to AyerWhy go across the ten mph Stony Brook to Lowell, can't they take the Fitchburg Route through Concord, Waltham, Cambridge etc.?
and Lowell and on to Boston.
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Dick H wrote:The detour trains do not go to Fitchburg. From Worcester, they travel to AyerWhy go across the ten mph Stony Brook to Lowell, can't they take the Fitchburg Route through Concord, Waltham, Cambridge etc.?
and Lowell and on to Boston.
CPF363 wrote:Has the MBTA ever considered rebuilding the former New Haven between Framingham and West Concord for shuttle moves between the north and south sides? While it is true that much would have to be done to make it happen, such as rebuilding three miles of track in Sudbury, a new bridge over the Assebet River and installing the diamond in West Concord, the rest of the old line is still in place physically. Using this line would be much shorter run between the two ends verses going to Worcester and Ayer and would be entirely under the T's control. Hopefully, the T will keep this line in place as an eventual rail line over turning it into a future bike trail.They would never bother going through all of that hassle (if it was even feasible) for the handful of occasions they have to run out to Worcester.
CRail wrote:Remember that bike trails are really something called “land banking.” It’s still a railroad right of way and if the demand returns, the trains return.Is there an example of a bike trail going back to rail? I am aware of a few examples when inactive and overgrown rights of way were returned to rail, but a bike trail going back to rail? I cannot imagine that being politically possible given the NIMBY attitudes prevalent everywhere.