Comments on: Help Keep New Hampshire on Track http://www.clf.org/blog/new-hampshire/help-keep-new-hampshire-on-track/ For a thriving New England Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Dough http://www.clf.org/blog/new-hampshire/help-keep-new-hampshire-on-track/#comment-702 John Dough Wed, 09 Feb 2011 02:35:56 +0000 http://www.clf.org/?p=2891#comment-702 No. Evidently, we're going back to the outdated mindset of the 1860s, except that instead of entrepreneurs making money, states will be bleeding money. NH should be emulating the common sense displayed by the new governors in Wisconsin, Ohio and New Jersey, who decided the federal money wasn't worth the endless subsidies. 200,000 people use trains in NH?! Prove it. No. Evidently, we’re going back to the outdated mindset of the 1860s, except that instead of entrepreneurs making money, states will be bleeding money.

NH should be emulating the common sense displayed by the new governors in Wisconsin, Ohio and New Jersey, who decided the federal money wasn’t worth the endless subsidies.

200,000 people use trains in NH?! Prove it.

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.clf.org/blog/new-hampshire/help-keep-new-hampshire-on-track/#comment-682 Cheryl Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:32:50 +0000 http://www.clf.org/?p=2891#comment-682 I commute daily between my home in Manchester to Cambridge. Initially, I was driving my car into town, but gave that up to start using the commuter bus (Boston Express). For me, the benefits outweight any possible inconvenience I endure getting back & forth. One less car on the road means I'm reducing my carbon footprint, saving my car the additional 500 miles a week, extra maintenance, tires, gas, and most importantly, my sanity! (The drive up & down the I93 corridor is no piece of cake!!!) However, if there were a commuter train between Manchester & Boston, I'd be on it! We could take a few lessons from the European countries. Connecting towns & cities will be necessary as our population grows & our resources lessen. Letting go of our cars is a difficult concept for Americans, but the alternative (IMHO) is worse. I commute daily between my home in Manchester to Cambridge. Initially, I was driving my car into town, but gave that up to start using the commuter bus (Boston Express). For me, the benefits outweight any possible inconvenience I endure getting back & forth. One less car on the road means I’m reducing my carbon footprint, saving my car the additional 500 miles a week, extra maintenance, tires, gas, and most importantly, my sanity! (The drive up & down the I93 corridor is no piece of cake!!!)
However, if there were a commuter train between Manchester & Boston, I’d be on it! We could take a few lessons from the European countries. Connecting towns & cities will be necessary as our population grows & our resources lessen. Letting go of our cars is a difficult concept for Americans, but the alternative (IMHO) is worse.

]]> By: MIke Egan http://www.clf.org/blog/new-hampshire/help-keep-new-hampshire-on-track/#comment-681 MIke Egan Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:58:21 +0000 http://www.clf.org/?p=2891#comment-681 Well at first I can think of a few Billion reasons to oppose this rail system...and it's dollars...mine... trains can't self fund itself so that means government subsidies. And does It also mean Union Government workers working the trains ? Remember the story two summers ago where Hooksett NH residents called and were concerned about a Train Locomotive idling for two days on the tracks because the train crew had to have a shift change and they don't shut off the diesel engines ?? A Train to the Manchester Airport ? From where does that come ?? There are no rail tracks into there...you are talking millions of dollars to get that set up. And where does one get a train to the airport ?? ANd how does one get to these train stations to get to the airport ?? Take their car there ?? IS the Downeaster over in Dover making money or even breaking even ?? IF you can show how this is all financially feasible you'll gt a lot more people on board to back these proposals. Well at first I can think of a few Billion reasons to oppose this rail system…and it’s dollars…mine… trains can’t self fund itself so that means government subsidies. And does It also mean Union Government workers working the trains ?
Remember the story two summers ago where Hooksett NH residents called and were concerned about a Train Locomotive idling for two days on the tracks because the train crew had to have a shift change and they don’t shut off the diesel engines ??
A Train to the Manchester Airport ? From where does that come ?? There are no rail tracks into there…you are talking millions of dollars to get that set up.
And where does one get a train to the airport ?? ANd how does one get to these train stations to get to the airport ?? Take their car there ??
IS the Downeaster over in Dover making money or even breaking even ??
IF you can show how this is all financially feasible you’ll gt a lot more people on board to back these proposals.

]]> By: Henry http://www.clf.org/blog/new-hampshire/help-keep-new-hampshire-on-track/#comment-678 Henry Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:23:15 +0000 http://www.clf.org/?p=2891#comment-678 Where are we going, back to the outdated mindset of the 1960s in which roads and cars were the answers to all our transportation problems? How nonsensical to propose elimination of the Rail Transit Authority. We should be trying to emulate the State of Maine in their forward-thinking establishment of the Downeaster and the upcoming extension of that route. Trains will only become more important in the future, not less. More than 200,000 people already use trains in New Hampshire. Where are we going, back to the outdated mindset of the 1960s in which roads and cars were the answers to all our transportation problems? How nonsensical to propose elimination of the Rail Transit Authority. We should be trying to emulate the State of Maine in their forward-thinking establishment of the Downeaster and the upcoming extension of that route. Trains will only become more important in the future, not less. More than 200,000 people already use trains in New Hampshire.

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