Retrospective photograph - Miss the commuter rail to Manhattan...

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Stonington commission asks town to support commuter rail expansion Stonington ― The Economic Development Commission has asked selectmen to support the expansion of Shore Line East service to Mystic and Westerly. Last week, commission member Stephen Bessette spoke to ...

Southern Connecticut residents need to put pressure on Governor Lamont and their local reps to fund this extension!

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Don’t move the goal posts. All of Connecticut deserves the opportunity to prosper and grow especially southeastern CT who have long been long neglected. Bring back the trains. #ShorelineEast

I’ll spare you my blurry photos but the amount of new construction around the SLE train stops is significant (more than many other lines 🫣). It sounds like New London alone added 1,000 units. So where are the trains? #ShorelineEast

This was Senator @ryanfazio and Representative O'Dea btw. #ShorelineEast

In 2005 & 2013 schedule changes & increased service to #ShorelineEast were celebrated by CT "The additional Shore Line East weekday and weekend trains, added in May and June of this year, have been a huge success. " See highlighted quote below- worth continuing to talk about.

TBH still trying to understand what the long term goals are for #ShorelineEast. CT invested in beautiful M8 trains & rail stations. CTDOT is in process of I95 study https://www.i95easternct.com/ & we *know* that highway expansion doesn't reduce congestion but increased transit does.