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New York-Vermont Bi-State Intercity Passenger Rail Study
Intercity passenger rail has long been a transportation priority in Vermont and New York. Vermont has been a major supporter of intercity passenger rail, allocating a substantial part of its State budget to passenger rail services through Amtrak operations, and New York has one of the largest networks of intercity passenger rail in the nation.
Passenger rail is a vital and integrated component of both the Vermont and New York multimodal transportation systems. Both states have developed state rail plans to provide a strategic policy framework for maintaining and enhancing their respective rail systems. Despite this commitment to multimodal options, Vermont’s western corridor and parts of east central New York lack intercity passenger rail options – in fact, many of these communities do not have any form of intercity passenger transportation.
The goal of the New York-Vermont Bi-State Intercity Passenger Rail study is to provide intercity passenger rail services to parts of Vermont and New York that are currently underserved or unserved.
The purpose of this study is to complete all necessary planning work needed to get the study into the Federal Rail Administration’s (FRA) “pipeline of future projects” and to establish passenger rail service along the corridor.
The first public meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 from 7:00-9:00PM at the Bennington Fire Station at 130 River Street, 3rd Floor, in Bennington. Parking and entry with elevator access is at the rear of the building. Come share your views about intercity passenger rail service in the project study area.
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