CTrail’s Hartford Line may be ready to take more commuters from New Haven to Springfield in May 2018, but getting to Boston by the new rail line is not expected anytime soon.
Despite political pressure from Massachusetts lawmakers, former Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis, and business and industry groups, Massachusetts has yet to commit to tie the eastern part of the state to the western part by rail. The lag doesn’t surprise Connecticut officials, who say they are concerned with finishing the double tracking work from Hartford to Springfield and other aspects of the project.
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