Waterbury leaders, residents plead for increased rail service
Proposed line would connect city to New Britain, Berlin
BY LAURESHA XHIHANI REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
The state Department of Transportation is studying whether to create a new rail line from Waterbury to New Britain and Berlin. RA Archive
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WATERBURY -- A presentation on a proposed central Connecticut rail line also included discussion about the current state of transportation to and from the city.
About a dozen residents and officials attended a hearing Monday put on by the state Department of Transportation on the rail study, which is looking at several alternatives that would connect Waterbury with New Britain and Berlin.
Alternatives include running a passenger line on a railroad freight line operated by Pan Am Railways, bus service and light rail.
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Even if everything went according to plan (on schedule and properly funded) they are anticipating that the service would take at least a decade to start.