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Some of these are people who use their car for work -- i.e. Sales Reps and some Field Service people -- these you are not going to get to abandon driving no matter whatThe 10,000 number you refer to includes part time commuters.
I was in that category for a while when I was teaching some graduate seminars at UNH and also was a key member of a lab there. For the Seminar -- unless there was some extraordinary event which could not be accommodated by the heavily in-bound AM Schedule -- I would take the Downeast out of Anderson directly to the edge of the UNH Campus in Durham in the morning and return that evening
But getting back the hours of productivity is worth it if you can work on the trainSeems like that would be rather pricey... looks like at least $20 each way. Of course driving would be pretty expensive to do that every day too, it's like 60 miles.
I'd argue that for many, it's worth it even if they do no work at all during travel, just to avoid the stress and hassle of driving. But in all cases, people should certainly consider cost and benefit. The train is the best fit for some, less so for others.But getting back the hours of productivity is worth it if you can work on the train
It is complex, and anybody planning intercity trains for New England is going to have to try to model first order effectsI'd argue that for many, it's worth it even if they do no work at all during travel, just to avoid the stress and hassle of driving. But in all cases, people should certainly consider cost and benefit. The train is the best fit for some, less so for others.
We talk about the NSRL having very steep grades--achievable only with electrification, and yet that's an FRA railroad, right? (as opposed to FTA transit)The highway grading is so much steeper than FRA-permissible RR grading
It is complex, and anybody planning intercity trains for New England is going to have to try to model first order effects
-AVs will do a great job of making SPG-BOS less painful by car
-AVs will compete with the train as a "I can work and rest because somebody else is driving"
Interesting to see the old low platforms.It starts off in Boston and there are some shots of South Station, Back Bay Station, and New Haven Union Station.
Interesting to see the old low platforms.
That's fantastic! Thanks for sharing!I happened upon a neat old video of the New Haven railroad from 1942 that I thought you all might enjoy, with highlights of both the passenger & freight operations.
It starts off in Boston and there are some shots of South Station, Back Bay Station, and New Haven Union Station.
Though I'm aware that Union Station was rehabilitated that year, I hadn't realized its platforms were low till then. (IIRC, platforms at the other stations along the New Haven line were raised in the early 1970s.)… New Haven's until 1985.
Though I'm aware that Union Station was rehabilitated that year, I hadn't realized its platforms were low till then. (IIRC, platforms at the other stations along the New Haven line were raised in the early 1970s.)