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[quote]Originally posted by jchnhtfd [ The other problem, though, with new alignments or other improvements on the Shore Line is that Massachusetts and Connecticut are the home states to NIMBYs. They invented the NIMBY and NIMBYs are alive and well both among the general public and at very high levels in government (e.g. Connecticut's Attorney General). And many of them are lawyers. And drive BMWs or king size SUVs. So... forget changes coming soon. I humbly disagree! In 1968 my father commuted to New York from our hometown just outside New Haven. He would take a New Haven Budd Car into New Haven, and then switch over to an "express", stopping at Stamford, 125th St, and NYC. In 1969 the NH died and so did the Budd Car. The station in my hometown that had been there disappeared sometime between 1973 and 2003. So did the tower that was there, and the sidings. I went back in 2003. Now Metro North has not only one "rattler" (the NH used to call the local "The Rocket"- who says railroads have no sense of humor) but two others locals westbound and three locals eastbound in the evening. The parking lot to the "shed" station was full... of BMW's and SUV's. High speed rail transport is doable, once people get over the mindset that trains are slow, dirty and dangerous to ride on. I have driven on the Connecticut Turnpike (oops, now it's just I-95) before, during, and after rush hours. I have also been on the LIRR and made the infamous "change in Jamaica". I will take the train before I "enjoy" parking on the Long Island "Expressway" or rediscover the happiness of risking life and limb on "the turnpike". Sooner or later the folks in the Northeast are going to realize that they ain't got the space to "add another lane" on the highway... that was designed and built almost 50 years ago for a lower level of traffic. Erik
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