By Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board, Connecticut Post; June 19, 2019
Politicians love a victory lap, and so it was this week that Gov. Ned Lamont and other elected officials gathered to extol the virtues of the Hartford Line, a rail service connecting New Haven to points north including Hartford and Springfield, Mass.
There was reason for good feelings on the first anniversary of the service, with passenger trips on the route beating initial projections by a healthy margin. The line is expected to record 630,000 passenger trips for the year, compared to 583,500 that had been expected, and a large majority of those riders report being satisfied with their experience.