misterspokes t1_itvbm0g wrote on October 26, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Reply to comment by criesduringsex in Remember when RI spent millions on an MBTA station with no transit-oriented development or ridership base? by ToadScoper

There's freight lines to Quonset they could have used, there were also speculative plans to try to route to Newport using existing rail easement. They dicked this hard in so many ways.

ToadScoper OP t1_itvsb08 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:48 PM

Restoring passenger rail between Providence and Worcester (potentially to even Worcester) via the P&W line would also be lucrative. The only time RI DOT ever considered forming a passenger rail authority is when it unsubsidized MBTA providence service in the 70s; the state wanted its own regional trains which would have gone as far as Bristol via the former Providence, Warren, and Bristol line (that line is now the east bay bike path)

RecoillessRifle t1_iu8xw3l wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:06 PM

Boston Surface Railroad was supposed to do this but it’s hasn’t gone anywhere despite the Providence and Worcester Railroad being interested.

blueplasticgirl t1_itvqt6a wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:39 PM

Legit. While doing construction on Broadway recently, they just dug up some rails by the Island Liquors that used to be used for street cars. 😭