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Posted by ElectricTraction on Fri Sep 4 17:50:30 2015, in response to Re: Someone remind me, what is the point of light rail again?, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Fri Sep 4 15:33:03 2015. The economic fall on their face when you turn a 100 mile trip into a 300 mile trip. The Selkirk Hurdle pretty much kills most rail freight in New England. NJ to Worcester might work, since it's not as horribly circuitous, but it would still be a lot shorter to go up the NEC.At this point, the most viable option for a relatively quick fix would be to establish feeder barges to Bridgeport, New Haven, New London, Davisville, and Boston that can handle 20's, 40's, and 53's. I don't know where the barges would actually dock in New Haven and Bridgeport, but presumably someone could figure that out. |
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