NYC to Boston in 100 minutes: a high-speed train proposal picks up steam
A plan for a new high-speed train line between New York City and Boston is being pushed by a group of influential transit planners and labor leaders who say President Joe Biden's infrastructure act creates an opportunity to build a new, fast connection between the two cities.
Planners have for decades pitched similar plans to speed up train service in the Northeast, but they’ve fallen flat, in some cases due to local opposition. The proposed route would bypass some cities in Connecticut, like Bridgeport and Stamford. Bob Yaro, a coalition member who previously ran the prominent advocacy group Regional Plan Association, said previous pitches for high-speed trains between New York and New England were shot down by Connecticut officials who saw them as a slight.
The planning document argues the train line could be subsidized through federal funding available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021, and notes Biden has already provided funding for high-speed rail projects in other parts of the country like California and Las Vegas. Michael Efaw, the national legislative director for the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, which represents railroad workers, said the plan would be a boon for his union’s members. The rail industry experienced a hiring boom after Congress passed a law in 2008 requiring all the country’s train tracks to be equipped with technology called “positive train control” that helps prevent crashes and derailments. That work has wrapped up — and Efaw said many of his members have been laid off.
“There are big synergies between the major industries in Boston, New York and the intermediate cities and financial services, biotech and pharma. Academic research institutions and teaching hospitals,” he said. “We think that the demand would be more than adequate for that service.” While supporters of the project are pushing an aggressive timeline with construction starting in just four years, environmental advocates note it would require an extensive environmental review to ensure the Long Island Sound is protected.
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