New Hampshire inching towards commuter rail
#11
Posted 09 January 2007 - 04:20 PM
http://www.masstrans...i...n=3&id=2316
Sloan
#12
Posted 15 March 2007 - 06:02 PM
Commuter Rail Proponents Ask for a State Rail Authority
Commuter rail proponents today asked a senate committee to approve the formation of a state Rail Authority to help bring service to Nashua and Manchester.
New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.
#13
Posted 15 July 2007 - 11:51 AM
Continue.Railway revival a step closer to reality
Legislature's creation of authority could lead to passenger service by 2010
For four decades, efforts to revive commuter rail travel through New Hampshire's central corridor have sputtered and died time and again.
But now, rail boosters and others say that commuters will be chugging along as soon as 2010 with the New Hampshire Legislature's creation of an authority charged with developing and managing the return of passenger service from Lowell through Nashua and Manchester.
The 25-member authority is considered the linchpin in returning commuter rail to the state. The authority will be empowered to make contracts, collect money, and carry on other required business for the commuter rail. But equally important, boosters say, the authority sends a message to potential funding sources that New Hampshire is committed to commuter rail.
#14
Posted 29 July 2007 - 11:37 AM
Gov. John Lynch has signed legislation to set up an independent authority to restore commuter rail service between Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
The law creates the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority to develop and manage the return of passenger rail service between Lowell, Mass., and Nashua and Manchester and possibly to other points in New Hampshire, such as Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
"Re-establishing rail in New Hampshire is critical to our future economic growth as a state," Lynch said.
"It well help reduce congestion on our roads, improving public safety and reducing air pollution."
http://www.southcoas.../NEWS/707290339
South Easton, Mass.
#15
Posted 30 July 2007 - 10:21 AM
#17
Posted 15 July 2008 - 09:06 AM
For the same amount of money, the state could build a highway interchange and lose property tax revenue.
Rail is the best value.
Sloan
http://www.necn.com/...1216087423.html
#18
Posted 22 July 2008 - 07:42 AM
New Hampshire is a beautiful state. Any attempt to add or widen highways will pollute lakes and gouge out mountains which are major tourism draws. I'm glad to note the state is planning to exploit its rail infrastructure so residents and visitors alike can benefit from commerce and tourism.
Sloan
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