Both passenger and freight rail plans to get all lines to 286,000#, domestic double stack clearances, passenger speeds to 79 MPH. No mention of PTC and possibility to increase speeds further.
http://vtrans.vermont.gov/sites/aot/files/VT%20State%20Rail%20Plan%20Draft%20June%202015.pdf
I could only find the NECR and Whitehall-Rutland-Bellows Falls line to be the 2 lines to get full doublestack clearance upgrades.
The WACR Conn River line is pretty close if not already cleared.
On the much lighter side chuckles. Mass DOT got some Amtrak signs wrong. Quite costly.
http://wwlp.com/2015/08/25/error-found-on-the-greenfield-amtrak-train-station-signs/
Vermont is the only state east of the Mississippi I haven't been to, and every thing I know about the state makes me like it more. This state rail plan is a perfect example in that it appears to this Ohioan as well thought out and forward-looking. We in Ohio know nothing of this sort of state study and proposal. In Ohio the "our way" IS the highway, and nothing else.
I envy you New Englanders. We often get what we are willing to pay for, and in Ohio, at least, we aren't willing to pay for almost anything. Best luck to the passengers of the Green Mountain State.
Boy nkp you are right about ohio
Boy nkp you are right about ohio. The plan is no rail.
NKP guy Vermont is the only state east of the Mississippi I haven't been to, and every thing I know about the state makes me like it more. This state rail plan is a perfect example in that it appears to this Ohioan as well thought out and forward-looking. We in Ohio know nothing of this sort of state study and proposal. In Ohio the "our way" IS the highway, and nothing else. I envy you New Englanders. We often get what we are willing to pay for, and in Ohio, at least, we aren't willing to pay for almost anything. Best luck to the passengers of the Green Mountain State.
+1. Hopefully in Illinois our anti-rail new governor won't emulate the ones in Ohio and Wisconsin. We have well-established state supported services....for now.
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