New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad (NHN) Discussion

https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/loc ... MWjcoaaKPU

OSSIPEE — State Rep. Jonathan Smith, who is also a selectman in Ossipee, has filed legislation for the creation of a master plan for the rail line that runs between Conway and Ossipee.

Smith (R-Ossipee) sponsored HB 1468, “Directing the department of transportation to develop a Conway branch rail line master plan.”

The Conway branch line is 21 miles long and runs from Route 28 in Ossipee to West Main Street in Conway. It is owned by the state DOT but is being managed by the New Hampshire State Parks.

If passed, the bill would require the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to complete a master plan for the Conway branch rail line north of Route 28 to Conway by Dec. 31 of this year.

What is State Rep Smith's agenda? Pro-trail or pro-rail or pro-snowmobile? You don't launch a study without having a direction you want it to point in.

If the emails I sent him last year are anything to go by, his stance is pro-do something with the Conway Branch. That said, I think he leans more towards rail, but wants to actually catalyze the state into doing something. The segment's been out of service since the 1970s.