In April 2019, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton announced on The Ethan and Lou Show that he proposed refurbishing an abandoned commuter rail line to connect Danbury with Metro-North's Harlem Line, which could save up to one hour of commute time. Enter your number to get our free mobile app This past week, according to CT Insider, state assemblyman Stephen Meskers from Greenwich introduced a bill asking the DOT Commissioner to study the viability of the fast track rail line. The abandoned fast track is known as the Maybrook Line, which connects Danbury with the Metro-North Harlem Line station in Southeast, NY. The Maybrook once served Danbury, Bethel, Newtown, Derby, Putnam, Dutchess, and Orange counties in New York during the late 1800s.