You're right, I can't believe I fell for the author's dishonest journalism
, especially when I already knew that most of the author's previous articles on this topic were dishonest, although here she does cite the Rail Vision study with the following quote from Derek Shooster, "I can tell you with 100% certainty that MBTA has no aspirations to "export idling trains to NH." She includes a link but the link lacks any such quote, so I have no idea where this is from. She also writes, "Apparently MBTA would turn down $12.8 million from NH for operations across the border", but this is an uncited, baseless, and quite unlikely claim.
Thanks for the wake up call. It appears the only thing to do now is wait and see how (and if) this service will be paid for.
Photo by Alan Thomas: NYNH&H I-4 Pacific #1372 proudly thunders through Forest Hills as it makes its way to Providence R.I.