Talking Transportation 2025
Too-Tight Purse Strings When Investing in Our Railroads Goes Back More Decades Than You May Think
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How would you feel if your usual means of commuting went on a summer vacation? Riding the ancient Danbury branch of Metro-North is hard enough, but now it’s going to be shut down for two weeks, the trains replaced by buses from Aug. 1 to 17. The 24-mile-long, mostly single-track railroad from South Norwalk to The Hat City carries about 2,000 daily riders at an average speed of 27 mph. Now those riders will get to enjoy the “bustitutes” which will make the journey faster than the train.