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Alluminatus OP t1_jd942ix wrote

Reply to comment by Hoosac_Love in East West Rail Commission by Alluminatus

Currently there is one train east and one train west for Springfield and Pittsfield, the current preferred alternatives by the DOT list 8 trains a day along the route for alt 3 while the other 2 call for 10 trains a day

Edit: currently the train is also slower on the route between Boston and Springfield than trains in 1922.

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Hoosac_Love t1_jd95qyn wrote

Wmass track are awful often running transit on freight rails slowing to 10,20MPH

I did the Southbound to DC to see my sister some years back and in Millers falls it slows to 10 MPH.It's 5 and a half hours from Greenfield,MA to Newark N.J and then three hours from Newark to Baltimore.

I'd like to see a passenger train in North Adams but doubting that

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Alluminatus OP t1_jd98447 wrote

100% the north south from Springfield all the way up to Brattleboro need to be rebuilt. The line should be seen as part of the Northern New England High Speed Rail corridor and Upgrades as such all the way to Montreal. The MassDOT did rebuild the track a while back, but it’s mostly single track and I think it was a bit of an oversight to not double track it. It should be 125 mph at least or 150 mph ideally double track all the way through New Haven (since that’s on the same line) and to Montreal.

North Adams actually may get trains in well a decade at this pace tbh lol. The state finished the Northern Tier Rail Study recently and it’s calling for 5 trains a day with North Adams as the terminus. I think it’s a great idea, it won’t be a dedicated high speed rail line, but if done properly the first time, should be a great way of getting around. I’d ultimately like to see it link up to Albany as well, I am not too sure on the feasibility of it.

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Hoosac_Love t1_jd99awx wrote

No question ,I actually did Brattleboro to DC too ,it sucked

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Alluminatus OP t1_jd99x5m wrote

Was this fairly recently if you don’t mind me asking? I suddenly am involved in rail advocacy in the region and I want to make the Brattleboro to Springfield route much faster than it currently is

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Hoosac_Love t1_jd9ag46 wrote

Not super recent ,2020 or 2011 I think not

Later than 2013 since I was in bellows falls from 13-15 and never did BF to DC Moved back to Mass in 2016 my sister moved to Seattle in about then so never went to DC since likely 2020 I'd say

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Alluminatus OP t1_jd9b45h wrote

Still fairly recently then, alright thank you, I’ll keep that in mind.

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Hoosac_Love t1_jd9bpd8 wrote

You should think northbound too ,because although I never did it I know many who did .The Vermonter(the train) is 40 MPH from Brattleboro to the Canadian border ,it's like a 4-1/2 hour ride

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Alluminatus OP t1_jd9eol3 wrote

Absolutely, that’s why I think they should make the Vermonter an electrified high speed line all the way from New Haven to Montreal.

Only issue is at that point, we need a multi-state coalition thing, because I don’t know how keen Vermont is to listen to some jackass from the Springfield metropolitan area lol.

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Hoosac_Love t1_jd9gbir wrote

Yea for sure or at least to the border,some beaurocrat in Ottawa will decide what happens from Canada on but I get your point.

Honestly I have never met anyone who rode the Vermonter past St Albans so I don't what the Canuckie side is like really.

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