June 14, 2021
...AND CHEAPER...:
Kuster, Pappas Want to Bring California-Style Bullet Train Project to New England (Michael Graham, 6/13/21, NH Journal)
New Hampshire Reps. Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas are backing a $105 billion high-speed rail project for New England, similar to the high-profile - and highly-controversial - bullet train project currently under construction in California.A group of 23 members of Congress from the Northeast signed a letter of support last week for the North Atlantic Rail (NAR) project. According to its backers, it would deliver passengers from Boston to New York City in 100 minutes on trains traveling 200 m.p.h. It would also connect smaller communities with lower population density like Manchester, Concord and Nashua as well as Brunswick, Maine, into "a single market for labor, capital, and ideas," according to the project's website."North Atlantic Rail will provide frequent and reliable service between New York and Boston while building out regional rail networks serving mid-sized cities in New England and New York."
Posted by Orrin Judd at June 14, 2021 12:00 AM