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Alluminatus OP t1_jd99x5m wrote

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

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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