Is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blocking expanded weekend CapeFlyer service?

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It would appear yes, based on the CapeFlyer's Facebook post from Friday.

"Our big announcement is not as big as we wanted but lack of cooperation is prohibiting us from enhancing service as much as we'd like. BUT we are adding a 1st-class car in addition to our iconic cafe car and Friday evenings arrival in Hyannis is 6:25 p.m. capeflyer.com"

And here's a later CapeFlyer reply on who is not cooperating:

"An agency did not agree to lower the bridge for the addition of 2-round trips per weekend. Which would have given Cape Codders the ability to head to Boston during the day."

Here is the currently planned 2021 CapeFlyer schedule. The Friday afternoon train from Boston departs earlier this year.

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The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has once again blocked additional CapeFlyer weekend runs, according to a CapeFlyer Facebook post.

From the post: "Planning for this season is well underway. We were shot down again for an additional round trip..."

Later reply by CapeFLYER: "We have to submit a request for any additional service so the rail bridge can be lowered. They were unable to accommodate our request again this year."
 
OldColony said:
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has once again blocked additional CapeFlyer weekend runs, according to a CapeFlyer Facebook post.

From the post: "Planning for this season is well underway. We were shot down again for an additional round trip..."

Later reply by CapeFLYER: "We have to submit a request for any additional service so the rail bridge can be lowered. They were unable to accommodate our request again this year."
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Based on this, a high bridge for rail should be built across the Cape Cod Canal.
 
Charlie_mta said:
Tip O'Neill would have straightened this out in 15 minutes. Where is our leadership today?
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It's money more than leadership. When the bridge needed a top-down rehab 20 years ago the state wanted nothing to do with it, so the Corps fronted 100% of the cost. Cape Flyer simply laterally traded for the weekend slots pre-allotted for Cape Rail to get in at almost no cost, but the Corps actually wants to get paid for anything beyond that. And the state doesn't want to pay them the going rate. So they get denied...time and again.

It's not hard. If they want to use the bridge, they need to kick in some subsidy for the extra openings. The Corps is a P.I.T.A. to deal with, for sure, but their position isn't unreasonable. The state simply feels like it's owed something for nothing, and that's a position ripe for getting shot down. Mouthing off about it on Facebook isn't going to garner sympathy for their side. A willingness to pay fixes it.
 
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