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Great news for rail travel

By
Linda Gray
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 — Issue 281

This is great news !

Vermont at one time had looked into diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains, but then Colorado Rail went under.

Now, at least two DMU trains meet Federal Railroad Administration regulations and could be used along this route for fast, lower-cost service. Has anyone looked into this?

So now what happens to UMass-Amherst campus train service? Again, here is where a UMass DMU train could run between the campus and Springfield, Mass., say, to match up with the Vermonter!

Does anyone have any numbers of how many users there were from UMass?

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Short-term rentals, short-term gains

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BELLOWS FALLS-I see as a huge problem the number of apartments and houses being used...

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