by Rockingham Racer
Big assumption: the Granite State will spend money to do so
The State could contract with the T to run trains thru Haverhill to Rockingham Jct., then onto the Portsmouth Branch. It's only 10 miles long.
Rush hour service only to start. Pay the T for some equipment. Upgrade the track and crossings for 50 MPH running; no signals necessary. Form Ds will do.
Stations on the branch at Stratham and Greenland. Exeter picks up service, and it's a 10 mile drive to Dover from the junction, where another station platform could be built.
Run express from Lawrence. Oh, I forgot, they're doing some single track work there, aren't they? Nothing like looking backwards to the future.
Isn't fantasy wonderful?!
The State could contract with the T to run trains thru Haverhill to Rockingham Jct., then onto the Portsmouth Branch. It's only 10 miles long.
Rush hour service only to start. Pay the T for some equipment. Upgrade the track and crossings for 50 MPH running; no signals necessary. Form Ds will do.
Stations on the branch at Stratham and Greenland. Exeter picks up service, and it's a 10 mile drive to Dover from the junction, where another station platform could be built.
Run express from Lawrence. Oh, I forgot, they're doing some single track work there, aren't they? Nothing like looking backwards to the future.
Isn't fantasy wonderful?!