U.S., New England: The New Haven Railroad Offered a ‘Sturdy’ Dining Car Menu History

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; December 6, 2020 The New Haven Railroad – or, as it was…

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Opinion: The Connecticut Department Of Transportation needs to modernize our railways — and its thinking

Connecticut Viewpoints By Robert Hale, The Connecticut Mirror; November 13, 2019 Connecticut’s citizens deserve fast, reliable, and practical rail service…

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Connecticut governor to invest $6.2 billion in rail

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 8, 2019 Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont yesterday published his 10-year vision for investing $21 billion…

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Connecticut Department of Transportation planning new rail cars on Metro-North branch lines

By Jim Shay, Connecticut Post; September 16, 2019 The state Department of Transportation is planning to replace rail cars on…

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Some Connecticut communities along the Hartford Line can’t wait for the train to stop in their town

By Slade Rand, Hartford Courant; July 05, 2019 While the Department of Transportation waits for the state to fund construction…

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Connecticut’s Hartford rail line exceeds first-year passenger goal

By Joe Cooper, Hartford Business; June 17, 2019 State officials on Monday said the 62-mile CTrail Hartford Line outperformed its…

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Riding the Connecitcut rails with Department Of Transportation and Metro-North leaders

By Jacqueline Smith, NewsTimes; April 26, 2019 Joe Giulietti donned his charcoal pin-striped suit, strapped on black boots with two…

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Walk Bridge program unearths ancient fort in Connecticut

By Kyra Senese, Managing Editor; August 29, 2018 An archaeological investigation related to the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s (ConnDOT) Walk…

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Connecticut DOT gears up for Hartford Line testing

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; June 6, 2018 The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) on June 9 will begin test runs…

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Connecticut: Metro-North to hike fares 10 percent

By Bill Cummings, Connecticut Post; January 9, 2018 HARTFORD — Metro-North commuters are facing a 10 percent fare hike this…

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