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Boston to Manhattan by train in 100 minutes?
It’s possible, so say the organizers of the North Atlantic Rail Initiative, who are now seeking to drum up support from the Biden Administration, as it works to sell its $2 trillion infrastructure package to the country.
The $105 billion high-speed rail project would take about 20 years to complete, but, when finished, would link Boston, Providence, Hartford, and New Haven to Penn Station, via a tunnel under the Long Island Sound,
Newsday reports. Other stops would include stations in Connecticut, on Long Island, and in Queens, New York.
At a speed that would reach up to 200 miles per hour, the trip between NYC and Boston would be as quick as 1 hour and 40 minutes roughly 33 percent faster than Amtrak’s Acela trains that travel the system’s Northeast corridor.
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Lawmakers Urge Biden to Fund Boston-to-NYC Bullet Train
Several Congressional lawmakers are lobbying to secure funding for a high-speed train that would travel from Boston to New York City in 100 minutes or less, as well as other rail improvements.
April 23, 2021 • (TNS) On Thursday, U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro, Richard Neal, and other New England lawmakers had a call with an urban planner who s pitching a high-speed train to carry people from Boston to New York City in 100 minutes or less.
The call is one of many conversations happening now among members of the Northeast Congressional delegation about securing high-speed rail for the New England region through President Joe Biden s $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill and a transportation funding package that is also expected to pass this year.
New England Lawmakers Lobby Biden for High-Speed Train Funds
In the eyes of New England s rail champions and some lawmakers, the huge federal spending packages are an unrivaled opportunity to fund a massive train project that would transform the region.
April 23, 2021 •
Shutterstock (TNS) On Thursday, U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro, Richard Neal, and other New England lawmakers had a call with an urban planner who s pitching a high-speed train to carry people from Boston to New York City in 100 minutes or less.
The call is one of many conversations happening now among members of the Northeast Congressional delegation about securing high-speed rail for the New England region through President Joe Biden s $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill and a transportation funding package that is also expected to pass this year.