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Posted by
Olog-hai
on Sat Mar 24 14:49:43 2012
WJAR, NBC Channel 10, Providence RI
Amtrak drops several local stopsBy: WJAR Staff | NBC 10 Published: March 21, 2012Westerly-area residents who take Amtrak need to know that two Amtrak stops in Westerly and two in Mystic have been removed from the schedule.
The Westerly Sun reported that the 9:40 a.m. and the 1:54 p.m. Westerly stops on trains from New York Penn Station have been dropped. And the 9:32 a.m. and 1:43 p.m. Mystic stops have also been eliminated.
One stop has been added in the 11 a.m. hour at those two stations.
An Amtrak spokesman said the revisions will allow for two major track and rail bridge improvement projects in the Northeast Corridor area.
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