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Rail Study Launched, Northern New England Intercity Rail Initiative is being
Public Meetings Scheduled overseen by a partnership of MassDOT and VAOT
with support from Federal Railroad Administration
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation
and in collaboration with Connecticut Department of
(MassDOT) and the Vermont Agency of Transportation
Transportation Ministère des Transports du Québec.
(VTrans) have begun a study that will examine the
implementation and operation of more frequent and Two public meetings on the Northern New England
higher speed intercity passenger on a route that runs Intercity Rail Initiative (NNEIRI) will be held on January
through four New England states and Quebec, Canada. 22 and 23, 2014.
39 S Main Street
ME
Essex Juntion White River Junction, VT
Montpelier
New England Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 7:00 PM
Central Main Line
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
VT White River Junction
60 Congress Street
NH Springfield, MA
NY
Concord
NJ 0 20 40 80
To NYC Miles
What’s up with rail?
This is an exciting time for passenger rail in New England! Northeast Corridor Study
Several routes are currently being studied. And rail www.NECfuture.com
infrastructure improvements that will result in increased In February 2012, the Federal Railroad Administration
and better service are underway. The following activities, began a comprehensive planning effort to define, evaluate
some overlapping but coordinated with the Northern and prioritize future investments in the Northeast
New England Intercity Rail Initiative, are currently Corridor, a route between Boston and Washington, and
occuring: the most heavily traveled rail corridor in the U.S.
New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Rail Program Vermont’s infrastructure upgrades
www.nhhsrail.com
With amost $73 million in federal stimulus funds and $5
The Connecticut Department of Transportation has million in private investment from New England Central
initiated a program to improve track, stations and service Railroad, the State of Vermont improved track, roadbed,
in the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail corridor. grade crossings, and bridges along a 190 mile-route in
A significant amount of the corridor will be upgraded Vermont. The project has resulted in travel time savings,
between the New Haven and Hartford Stations by 2016, increased speeds, greater reliability, improved safety
resulting in regular regional trains serving these cities and and freight capacity and the potential for more frequent
stations in between. trains in the future.
Project Managers
For all questions and comments related to the Northern
New England Intercity Rail Initiative, please contact:
Paul Nelson
MassDOT, Manager of Corridor Planning
paul.nelson@state.ma.us
(857) 368-9800
Scott Bascom
VTrans Planning Coordinator
Continuously welded rail is being installed in Vermont as part of a Scott.Bascom@state.vt.us
nearly $80 million investment to upgrade rail in the Vermont. (802) 828-5748
• January 2014 •