Shore Line East Service Levels and Cuts

A rather lengthy article on Governor Lamont's proposal to reduce service to 44% of pre-COVID levels: https://ctexaminer.com/2023/05/12/lamon ... ridership/

Interestingly, Shore Line East train #3661 (weekend) appears to stop at Madison now, going towards New Haven, at 7:55 PM. Although it's a bit late for many of the people who would use it to return to NYC, it's good to see them taking advantage of the ridiculous schedule gaps to supplement service.

Info on service cuts: CT Examiner

Big Ideas, Big Cuts for Commuter Rail Across Eastern Connecticut
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“The Governor earmarked millions a few short years ago to secure M8 electric coaches and to make the overhead catenary operational for the Shore Line East … and now with the stroke of his pen and the backing of your senators and representatives, he hobbles the train line with his new budget,” she said.
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With ridership subsidies projected to reach more than $130 per passenger, State Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford, who co-chairs the Transportation Committee told CT Examiner at the time that while she supported the full restoration of Shore Line East Service, there simply wasn’t enough money given the state’s spending caps to fund the $29 million needed to prevent cuts.
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Always more money for capital than operational. The second platform at Clinton only opened last year, and Amtrak never even electrified track 6, that's why there's a run that doesn't go to NLC now, not even a DATTCO bus connection like before.

Thanks for posting the article; very well written.