My 2030 Rhode Island Rail / Transit Plan

[mr2448]

Originally Posted by CoventryDude

that was a mistake.....that road should have been built years ago.....

I agree and todays technology would greatly minimize any pollution threats to the Scituate Reservoir. The lack of an interstate to Hartford and eventually Scranton, Pa. where I-84 ends has had a direct affect on our economy.

[Nexis4Jersey]

State of Rhode Island: Department of Transportation: Commuter Rail

Here's what is being planned for Rhode Island's Rail Network...probably all done by 2040 , some will ride off MBTA and Amtrak proposals. Rhode Island like Delaware needs to wait for neighboring states and the Feds before it can expand and enhance its network.

-4 Tracked Northeast Corridor from Boston South Station to Wickford JCT
-3 Tracked Northeast Corridor from Wickford JCT to Westerly
-All Northeast Corridor tracks to be Electrified , MBTA to buy EMU's at Amtrak's request for safety and capacity enhancements
-Woonsocket line Phase 1 from Providence Central to Woonsocket
-Woonsocket line Phase 2 from Woonsocket to Worcester
-West Warwick Commuter Rail
-New Providence Station , open air and inviting for Amtrak's New NEC and Expanded RI Network
-2 Track Next Generation Northeast Corridor tunneled from Providence to West of I-295
-Fall River line Extension to Newport
-Pawtucket Station restoration
-Infill stations @ East Greenwich , Apponaug , Cranston , Olneyville & Smithfield Ave
-Providence Streetcar system with lines to North Providence , College Hill & South Elmwood
-I-195 Light Rail - Providence - Barrington / Bristol - Fall River - New Bedford
-Pawtucket - Providence Busway
-Total Rail Ridership should be around 220,000

Current , Proposed / Planned or Under Construction

Providence / South County line
South Station
Back Bay Station
Ruggles
Westwood / Route 128
Canton JCT
Sharon
Mansfield
Attleboro
South Attleboro
Pawtucket
Smithfield Ave
Providence
Olneyville
Cranston
TF Green
Apponaug
East Greenwich
Wickford JCT
Kingston

New Bedford line
South Station
Back Bay Station
Ruggles
Westwood / Route 128
Canton JCT
Canton Center
Sloughton
North Easton
Easton
Raynham Park
Taunton
East Taunton
Kings Highway
Whales Tooth / Downtown New Bedford

Newport / Fall River line
South Station
Back Bay Station
Ruggles
Westwood / Route 128
Canton JCT
Canton Center
Sloughton
North Easton
Easton
Raynham Park
Taunton
East Taunton
Freetown
Fall River Depot
Battleship Cove
Tiverton
Middletown
United States Naval War College
Newport Waterfront

Worcester / Woonsocket line
Worcester Union Station
Millbury
Uxbridge
Woonsocket
Manville
Route 295 Park / Ride
Cumberland
Valley Falls
Pawtucket
Smithfield Ave
Providence