by Jeff Smith
Quick observations: we are talking about a proposal for future service, so shouldn't this be in the MNRR-CDOT forum? I think there are already topics there on this. While it is a historical service, we're talking about a busway vs. a railway in a futre context, so even if not MNRR-CDOT, than NE? Not that I'm a moderator, but I have stayed at a Holiday Inn.
As for the topic itself, I-84 has been fairly congested from the NY border to Hartford for a while, going back to when I lived in Patterson, NY and Danbury, CT in the 90's. I don't know how much difference a train would make, but it couldn't hurt. As for the length and style of the service, as Noel and others have pointed out, it would have to be over the old ROW direct instead of via Berlin, and perhaps it doesn't need to extend all the way to Waterbury (and the terrain beyond there is difficult and the ROW long gone as I've learned on here in the "historical context".
Jeff
As for the topic itself, I-84 has been fairly congested from the NY border to Hartford for a while, going back to when I lived in Patterson, NY and Danbury, CT in the 90's. I don't know how much difference a train would make, but it couldn't hurt. As for the length and style of the service, as Noel and others have pointed out, it would have to be over the old ROW direct instead of via Berlin, and perhaps it doesn't need to extend all the way to Waterbury (and the terrain beyond there is difficult and the ROW long gone as I've learned on here in the "historical context".
Jeff
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