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Here's what is being planned for Rhode Island's Rail 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
-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
Here's what is being planned for Rhode Island's Rail 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
-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
Do you have a link or a map to represent which is proposed, which is planned and which are currently under construction?
wow emily, .... besides the fact that you would rather trust the PRIVATE sector to keep prices low.... you really do need a tinfoil hat. there are zero issues with extending the train. deal with it
Sure the idea is nice and it is nice to hear that no one was kicked out of their homes this time but will the COST be WORTH it? By 2030 I bet a ride from Wickford to the airport will cost $30. Then will it be worth it?
Yes, because even assuming you're right, it will cost far, far more than that to take a taxi or to park your car at the airport.
We didn't lose anything, we gained. An existing railroad track is being used as intended, once again, and commuters can get to work in Boston or Providence without creating gridlock or adding to the pollution.
Does the MBTA have any plans to introduce any Express Trains between Providence and Boston that would match the 40 minutes on Amtrak?
Doubt that will ever happen. Some runs are more express than others, but why would a train go past paying customers and MA residents in Attleboro, Sharon, Stoughton etc? That wouldn't be servicing MA residents well.
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