NH Commuter Rail

An article posted at Progressive Railroading highlights the fuel efficiency of using rail over trucks to transport freight.
Since 1980, railroads have reduced fuel consumption by 48 billion gallons and carbon dioxide emissions by 538 million tons — making railroads about four times more fuel efficient than trucks, the AAR said.
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The New Hampshire Senate has passed bill HB1404, the Liability Cap legislation. The bill passed 15-8, and is a crucial step in bringing back the Commuter Rail to New Hampshire. Governor Lynch has promised to sign the bill into law.
The Nashua Telegraph has posted an article that includes a description of the bill and some [...]

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Yet another editorial has been published over at the Nashua Telegraph’s website. This time, urging the Senate to pass the Liability Cap (Bill HB 1404).
Senate passage would be a huge step forward for the project, and Lynch has indicated he will sign the bill. However, a few barriers remain.
Imposing a liability cap is a complex [...]

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Larry Simons of Nashua wrote an editorial letter to the Nashua Telegraph calling for the state legislatures to realize that the Commuter Rail’s “time has come”.
I believe that it’s time for our Gov. John Lynch and our state Legislature to boldly move forward on commuter rail service from Manchester/Nashua to Boston.
Taking an average commute of 46 miles [...]

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According to the Nashua Telegraph, the HB 1404 bill has gained the endorsement of the New Hampshire Senate’s Transportation Committee. Bill HB 1404 is associated with a liability cap incured by the service operator in case an accident happens. The passing of this bill limits the amount the operator is liable to $75 Million per [...]

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