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GreatAndPowerfulNixy t1_j2v5xbz wrote

Reply to comment by SandyBouattick in Healey should give rural Massachusetts a seat at the table - The Boston Globe by GlobeOpinion

The furthest west MBTA train stop is in Fitchburg, which is decidedly central MA.

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wgc123 t1_j31wn6m wrote

But it’s only useful to commute into Boston: are there really people willing to commute farther than that?

Personally I’d like to see high speed trains from Boston to Worcester and Springfield, and wonder if they are big enough to support the beginnings of a train system. While that wouldn’t directly support rural areas, it would be supporting a much higher percentage of residents plus putting transit in reach of more people

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