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Experience Sierra Club's new
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demonstrating the benefits to the system of the North South Rail Link.
Despite this, the former Romney Administration had stopped all progress on the project and requested that the federal government cancel all federal studies for the North South Rail Link.
The purpose of building the North South Rail Link project (NSRL) is to create the backbone for a modern, efficient, convenient rail service that offers an attractive transportation option for residents and tourists traveling throughout New England and the entire Northeast; people who are concerned about continued airport and highway expansion and its detrimental effect upon the environment and the economy. It will close the only gap in the East Coast’s intercity rail system.
This tunnel connection
between North Station and South Station in Boston will allow Amtrak’s
successful Northeast Corridor (NEC) Acela high speed rail service to extend
through Boston to benefit people in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and
Canada. This will greatly enhance the federal investment already made
in Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor because continuous interstate/intercity
rail service, for the first time, will be available along the entire East
Coast.
Also it will connect the two existing, but separate, commuter rail systems
operated by the MBTA; one that terminates at North Station and one that
terminates at South Station. Both stations are suffering from capacity
issues because they operate as "stub-end" rather than "flow-through"
systems, requiring trains to be stored rather than in service at all times.
The NSRL, by connecting the two stations, will allow passengers to travel seamlessly from cities and towns on the northern commuter rail system, to cities and towns on the southern commuter rail system, and vice versa; enhancing the public investment by dramatically increasing the frequency and accessibility of train travel for residents and visitors alike.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Send a letter, email
or call Governor Patrick telling him you want the North South Rail Link
to move forward because it is the smart, convenient choice.
(617) 725-4005
Governor Deval Patrick
Office of the Governor
State House Room 360
Boston, MA 02133
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