by GirlOnTheTrain
The president of Metro-North made the trip from New York to hear about Connecticut’s latest vision for faster rail. The vice president of Amtrak came from Washington. The governor was the host. But the draw was the “fairy godmother of federal funding.”
That is how Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz introduced U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, a twice-a-week Amtrak rider who is the chair of the House Appropriations Committee at a time when America is poised to spend billions on rail infrastructure.
Read the CT Mirror article quoted above here.
CDOT summary page here.
All 138 pages of the document for your reading pleasure here.
"I am no longer just a girl on the train, going back and forth without point or purpose."
Moderator: Amtrak, MTA Metro-North, MTA New York City Subway/PATH/NYC Area Light Rail
Moderator: Amtrak, MTA Metro-North, MTA New York City Subway/PATH/NYC Area Light Rail