It has been slow to arrive, but high speed rail could be coming to New England

Tom Condon of the Connecticut Mirror writes that: "The North Atlantic Rail project will include a tunnel under Long Island Sound through New Haven to Hartford, create a new line from Hartford to Providence, RI (? hour travel time), and connect multiple mid-sized cities, including new service from Springfield, MA to Brattleboro, VT & Keene, NH. It would also include extended new service from Danbury, CT to Pittsfield, MA."

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