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eustis22 wrote: ↑Wed May 11, 2022 9:29 am Shpuldn't this thread be combined with the other one?Do you mean the thread in the MBTA forum? That one is a discussion of a potential MBTA operated commuter rail extension from Lowell to Nashua or perhaps further in to New Hampshire. It is distinct from the proposed Amtrak service discussed in this thread. While the topics are related, they are definitely two separate ideas, each under discussion in the correct forum in my opinion.
charlesriverbranch wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 9:05 am According to a 1955 B&M timetable I saw yesterday, RDCs were scheduled to do Concord - White River in about an hour and a half. The non-RDC trains were about half an hour slower for some reason.Possibly due to the faster acceleration and braking of the RDCs.
Fiscal conservatives were especially unhappy when the Senate killed without debate a bill (HB 1432) to block spending any state dollars on a future return of commuter rail to New Hampshire.Link