by rethcir
If Amtrak runs it (I think this is the only real way that it would ever reach Concord again), it ought to run all the way to Montreal.
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CSX Transportation, which is pursuing acquisition of Pan Am Railways, has told the New Hampshire Department of Transportation that it is “committed” to upgrading the track on the New Hampshire Main Line between Nashua and Concord, which is owned and operated by Pan Am, to allow the speed of freight trains to increase to 25 mph. However, further investment in infrastructure would be required to accommodate the much higher speed of commuter rail service.
It's just an extension of the route from Lowell, MA.while for Amtrak its an entirely new route after the Wildcat branches from the New Hampshire Main Line.
Red Wing wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:10 pm I always wondered why the T never made a layover facility in the old Lowell yards or at Iron Horse Park?Lowell station was the layover facility when the current station was built. Problems with crime in and around the station forced its closure and the current setup of the line operating out of Boston.
Crime is another reason NIMBYs in NH oppose this extension, they fall for the fallacy that public transport increases crimeAs a resident of a town with 2 Commuter Rail stops, I can confirm that there are a constant flow of hoodlums paying the $15 for the roundtrip from Boston and then walking many miles from the station to homes in the town in order to assault citizens and steal all of their stuff.
FatNoah wrote: ↑Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:14 pm@FatNoah hahahahahahah, I agree with CRail, I wish we had a like button here, but since we don't, I'll give you this:Crime is another reason NIMBYs in NH oppose this extension, they fall for the fallacy that public transport increases crimeAs a resident of a town with 2 Commuter Rail stops, I can confirm that there are a constant flow of hoodlums paying the $15 for the roundtrip from Boston and then walking many miles from the station to homes in the town in order to assault citizens and steal all of their stuff.
(sarcasm)
Crime already riddles Nashua, which would undoubtedly see a decline in such with passenger rail service rather than an increase@CRail: from what I have heard, its a much bigger issue in Manchester than in Nashua, in fact, I read that Nashua has a crime rate of about 10 in 1000 residents, while Manchester has consistently been slammed for its higher-than-average crime rate, this is just what I have read though, I could obviously be wrong