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North Atlantic Rail Proposal backed by 23 members of Congress

A total of 23 members of Congress support the North Atlantic Rail plan for a new network of high speed and high-performance intercity and regional rail service, connecting smaller cities throughout all six New England states and New York.

The $105-billion plan includes a new 100-minute rail service from Boston to New York via Providence, Hartford, New Haven and Long Island. North Atlantic Rail’s vision is to drive jobs and economic opportunity throughout the region with a 21st century rail-enabled growth strategy, taking on climate change with a more sustainable, resilient, efficient rail network, and ensuring the region gets its fair share of federal infrastructure investment.

In a letter to T&I Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO-6), the 23 members wrote: “The North Atlantic Rail Network will be the nation’s first integrated high-speed, high-performance and regional rail network, serving the seven-state New York/New England region. It can serve as a prototype for new 21st century rail networks in the nation’s other megaregions.’’

Members signing the letter include:

Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA-1), Ways and Means Committee chair
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12), Oversight Committee chair
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-2), Rules Committee chair
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), Assistant Speaker
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY-5)
Rep. John Larson (D-CT-1)
Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI-2)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA-8)
Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT, at large)
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT-4)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)
Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI-1)
Rep. William Keating (D-MA-9)
Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH-2)
Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY-6)
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA-6)
Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY-4)
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY-3)
Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH-1)
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7)
Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA-3)
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4)
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15)

https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/...rs-of-congress