Governor Deval Patrick last week promised to extend commuter rail to Fall River and New Bedford by 2016 and declared it a top priority of his administration. Now, Wareham and some of its neighbors want to know: What about us? What about extending the Middleborough-Lakeville line of the Old Colony Railroad to Bourne and Wareham?
"A Wareham extension is economically feasible," said state Representative Susan Williams Gifford, a Wareham Republican. "We have a good line with tracks that are currently functioning. There will be very little environmental impact."
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Letter to Globe in support 4/19/07
The recent Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization study of a Buzzards Bay commuter rail extension ("Rail line promise raises hopes," Globe South, April 12) clearly demonstrates the benefits of this project.
Just the fact that this project can be done at a fraction of the cost per rider required for the New Bedford/Fall River commuter rail extension alone justifies putting the Buzzards Bay project at the head of the line for funding. Aside from serving thousands of commuters, extending commuter rail to Buzzards Bay would open the possibility of seasonal rail service between South Station and the Cape.
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