[DarkWolf]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

Well said, if I could rep you on this one (again it wants me to spread it around), I would.

There is hope with NJ though.....CC said he would approve a cheaper plan to bring the 7 train subway under the Hudson to the NJ Transit terminus in Hoboken. Not as good a solution as the original plan since it's still 2 trains, but much better than the status quo.

I don't know if having the subway go out of the NYC borders would mean more government bodies involved to cause hassles, (there was a plan I think in the 1920s and 30s to possibly extend some of the Bronx subways into lower Westchester, and part of why it didn't happen was a fear that it would mean more "cooks to ruin the broth" in terms of more gov't agencies coming into play), but it wouldn't be unprecedented; the Washington DC subway goes through parts of both Maryland and Virginia......and of course the PATH already crosses NY and NJ as a "subway".

The 7 train is dead in its tracks and could be just as expensive , the Gateway Project is moving forward..

[DarkWolf]

Originally Posted by HeadedWest

Okay, I get Knowledge and New Haven. But Brattleboro???

Springfield to Brattleboro is part of the Vermonter reroute project of the Knowledge Corridor , Full build will also include hourly Regional Rail service between the two areas which service popular tourist areas of Western Mass.

Knowledge Corridor
Brattleboro (Current) - Connections to the Proposed : Central Rail Corridor to New London
Greenfield (Phase 1) - Connections to the Franklin Regional Transit Authority & Proposed : Fitchburg Extension to Boston , Southern Route to Rutland
Deerfield (Phase 2)
South Deerfield (Phase 2)
Northhampton (Phase 1) - Connections to the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
Holyoke (Phase 1) - Connections to the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
Chicopee (Phase 2) - Connections to the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
Springfield Union Station (Current) - Connections to the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority , Amtrak Services , Greyhound and PeterPan Intercity services , Proposed : Westfield/Worcester Line and Springfield Urban Transitway
Longmeadow (Phase 2)
Enfield (Phase 2)
Windsor Locks relocation (Phase 2)
Windsor (Current)
North End (Phase 2)
Hartford Union Station (Current) - Connections to the Connecticut Transit Hartford , Greyhound and Peter Pan Intercity Services , Proposed : New Britain-Hartford Busway to New Britain , Griffin Light Rail to Bradley International Airport , Manchester Branch to Willimantic , Middletown Light Rail , Eastern Link to Providence , Worcester Link and Waterbury-Hartford Line
West Hartford (Phase 1) - Connections to the New Britain-Hartford Busway to New Britain
Newington (Phase 2) - Connections to the New Britain-Hartford Busway to New Britain
Berlin (Current) - Connections to the Proposed : Waterbury-Hartford line
Meriden (Current) - Connections to the Northeast Transportation Company & Middletown Area Transit
Wallingford (Current) - Connections to Connecticut Transit Wallingford
North Haven/Hamden (Phase 2) - Connections to Connecticut Transit New Haven
Fair Haven (Phase 2) - Connections to the New Haven Line , Shore Line East , Connecticut Transit New Haven and Proposed : Middletown Branch to Willimantic
New Haven - State Street (Current) - Connections to the New Haven Line , Shore Line East , Connecticut Transit New Haven and Proposed : Middletown Branch to Willimantic
New Haven Union Station (Current) - Connections to the New Haven Line , Shore Line East , Connecticut Transit New Haven , Amtrak Services and Proposed : Middletown Branch to Willimantic