Passenger Services
Amtrak operates its daily Vermonter service between Washington, D.C. and St. Albans, Vermont, using the NECR north of Palmer, Massachusetts. The largest cause of delays on this line has been track and signal problems along the NECR. Since 2007, many mainline track and surfacing improvements have brought Amtrak's on time performance back to above 80% on-time levels.
The Central Corridor Rail Line is a proposed service that would run passenger cars from New London to Brattleboro over NECR trackage.
Read more about this topic: New England Central Railroad
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