The full story is here.There are plenty of train tracks in Somerville, 11 miles of them, just counting commuter rail and Amtrak.
The problem, say residents of this densely settled, working-class city, is that none of the trains that run on those tracks, 200 every day, stop in Somerville, instead rushing by on their way to Boston.
About 500 residents gathered Wednesday night at Somerville High School, hoping to persuade state officials to change all that by building the $375 million extension of the Green Line from Lechmere to West Medford, including a possible spur to Union Square.
MBTA/Green Line Extension (GLX) to Medford and Somerville
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Posted 29 October 2004 - 09:46 PM
New York, NY/Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 30 October 2004 - 10:05 AM
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Posted 30 October 2004 - 12:10 PM
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Posted 30 October 2004 - 11:27 PM
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Posted 31 October 2004 - 01:09 AM
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Posted 03 November 2004 - 11:20 PM
Amtrak does have service from North Station to Northern New England. It's called the DOWNEASTER.When Amtrak has service from North Station to Montreal and northern New England it will be time enough to figure out how to get through (or maybe cheaper arount) Boston.
As well as it does, imagine how much better its ridership would be if it were physically connected to the rest of the Amtrak system through the proposed tunnel. Since it's highly unlikely it would be electrified, and also unlikely that diesel trains would be allowed in the tunnel, an engine change somewhere in the Boston area (south of South Station) would be required.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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Posted 06 November 2004 - 04:15 PM
That site has pretty much all alternatives for the project including all possible rail routes overlayed on a map of the City of Somerville. Depending on one's views on buses, commuter rail trains, and light rail trains the map has a favored option for all.
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Posted 18 November 2004 - 01:30 PM
The full story is here.Green Line boosted
The MBTA picked its top four choices for improving public transportation in Somerville this week, and so far, so good, said local officials.
Three of the MBTA's four highlighted plans would extend Green Line trains into Somerville, and the fourth alternative would create a new commuter rail that would run through Somerville into West Medford.
New York, NY/Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 12 May 2005 - 05:10 PM
Transit project list expected
By Mac Daniel, Globe Staff | May 12, 2005
The state is expected to announce plans soon to build the MBTA's Green Line extension through Somerville and West Medford, one of the transit projects legally required as part of the Big Dig, said state and local officials who have been informed about the plan.
Jack
http://www.boston.co...line_extension/
Edited by Jack615, 12 May 2005 - 05:10 PM.
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