A driver could get from Boston to Montreal twice as fast, but rail advocates say riders would get there in style. People could have dinner, be entertained and sleep in a comfortable bed, proponents say.
The proposal comes against a backdrop of a rail revival, and more than $100 billion in railway infrastructure funding approved by Congress.
"I'm both excited and skeptical," he said."I certainly support the concept and I think it has a lot of promise. I think this can be done." Operators would have to negotiate agreements with several private owners of the rail — the Saint Lawrence and Atlantic, CSX and others — and there could be multiple crews required for the train. Then there's the question of clearing customs with people coming and going at multiple train stops, and finding scarce equipment.
Carl Fowler, a member of the Vermont Rail Advisory Council, is a rail advocate who likes the idea of expanded passenger rail service. But he said people have to be realistic about the proposal's challenges.The group is working on an international culinary trail to showcase agriculture in the region.
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