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| predecessor = ''[[Clamdigger (train)|Clamdigger]]'' |
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| last = October 1, 1981 |
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| successor = [[Providence/Stoughton Line]], [[Shore Line East]] |
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The '''''Beacon Hill''''' was a daily {{convert|157|mi|km|adj=on}} [[commuter rail]] service operated by [[Amtrak]] between [[Boston, Massachusetts]] and [[New Haven, Connecticut]] from 1978 to 1981. The ''Beacon Hill'' was one of the last long-haul commuter services operated by Amtrak. Service consisted of a single rush-hour round trip, with service eastbound to Boston in the morning and westbound to New Haven in the evening. |
The '''''Beacon Hill''''' was a daily {{convert|157|mi|km|adj=on}} [[commuter rail]] service operated by [[Amtrak]] between [[Boston, Massachusetts]], and [[New Haven, Connecticut]], from 1978 to 1981. The ''Beacon Hill'' was one of the last long-haul commuter services operated by Amtrak. Service consisted of a single rush-hour round trip, with service eastbound to Boston in the morning and westbound to New Haven in the evening. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Previous service=== |
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Service began on April 30, 1978; the ''Beacon Hill'' replaced the ''[[Clamdigger (train)|Clamdigger]]'', an early morning service from [[Providence, Rhode Island]] to New Haven with connections to New York. The ''Beacon Hill'' ran from New Haven to Boston in the morning and returned in the evening.<ref>{{cite news | title=Seaport urges early train | publisher=''[[The Day]]'' | date=July 25, 1978 | accessdate=2011-06-05 | url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WwsiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DHMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1067,4393713}}</ref> |
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By the time the [[New Haven Railroad]] folded into [[Penn Central]] in 1969, commuter service between New Haven and Providence had been reduced to a handful of daily trips. (Commuter service west of New Haven continued under Penn Central and [[Conrail]] then [[Metro-North Railroad]], while Boston-Providence service was taken over by the [[MBTA]] in 1975). The ''[[Clamdigger (train)|Clamdigger]]'' operated as a daily local from [[New London Union Station|New London]] to New Haven under [[Amtrak]] until January 28, 1972. It returned as a Providence-New Haven local on September 9, 1976; it was discontinued on October 30, 1977, but resumed on January 8, 1978 with additional stops. |
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A single Penn Central commuter local between New London and Providence (not taken over by Amtrak in May 1971) was cut to Westerly-Providence on November 22, 1971.<ref name=baer1971>{{cite web |last=Baer |first=Christopher T. |title=A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY ITS PREDECESSORS AND SUCCESSORS AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1971 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1971.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society |date=April 2015 |page=45}}</ref> The service was discontinued on June 3, 1977.<ref name=baer1977>{{cite web |last=Baer |first=Christopher T. |title=A General Chronology Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Its Predecessors And Successors And Its Historical Context: 1977 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1977.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society |date=April 2015 |page=18}}</ref> |
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===''Beacon Hill''=== |
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[[File:Beacon Hill.svg|thumb|400px|left|Geographic map of Beacon Hill service]] |
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On April 30, 1978, the ''Clamdigger'' was replaced with the ''Beacon Hill'', which ran in the reverse direction to serve the Boston commuter market rather than the New Haven and New York markets.<ref>{{cite news |title=Seaport urges early train |newspaper=[[The Day (New London)|The Day]] |date=July 25, 1978 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WwsiAAAAIBAJ&pg=1067,4393713 |via=Google News}}</ref><ref name=baer1978>{{cite web |last=Baer |first=Christopher T. |title=A General Chronology Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Its Predecessors And Successors And Its Historical Context: 1978 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1978.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society |date=April 2015 |page=11}}</ref> This left the ''Beacon Hill'' as the only commuter service between New Haven and Providence. The ''Beacon Hill'' supplemented Amtrak's existing [[Northeast Regional#History|intercity trains]] on the Corridor, which made [[Limited-stop|fewer stops]].<ref name=1978schedule /> |
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The ''Beacon Hill'' initially made station stops at [[Union Station (New Haven)|New Haven Union Station]], [[Branford station|Branford]], [[Madison station (Connecticut)|Madison]], [[Old Saybrook station|Old Saybrook]], [[Niantic station|Niantic]], [[New London Union Station]], [[Mystic station (Connecticut)|Mystic]], [[Westerly station|Westerly]], [[Richmond, Rhode Island|Shannock]], [[Kingston station (Rhode Island)|Kingston]], [[Wickford Junction station|Wickford Junction]], [[East Greenwich, Rhode Island|East Greenwich]], [[Union Station (Providence)|Providence]], [[Route 128 station|Route 128]], [[Back Bay station|Boston Back Bay]], and [[South Station|Boston South Station]]. Running time was slightly over 3 hours, with service on weekdays plus Sundays.<ref name=1978schedule>{{cite web |url=http://www.timetables.org/browse/?group=19780430&item=0019 |title=National Train Timetables |date=April 30, 1978 |publisher=National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) |via=The Museum of Railway Timetables |page=19}}</ref> The southbound weekday trip departed South Station in Boston at 5:00pm.<ref name=1978schedule /> Ridership was initially heavy between Boston and Providence, but low on the remainder of the run.<ref name=niantic /> |
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On April 29, 1979, the southbound ''Beacon Hill'' was cancelled north of Providence due to track work; passengers had to take the ''Evening Liberty Express'' from Boston and transfer to the ''Beacon Hill'' at Providence.<ref name=baer1979>{{cite web |last=Baer |first=Christopher T. |title=A General Chronology Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Its Predecessors And Successors And Its Historical Context: 1979 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1979.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society |date=April 2015}}</ref>{{rp|8}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timetables.org/browse/?group=19790429&item=0013 |title=National Train Timetables |publisher=Amtrak |pages=12, 18 |date=April 29, 1979 |via=Museum of Railway Timetables}}</ref> Normal southbound service returned on July 29, 1979.<ref name=baer1979 />{{rp|15}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timetables.org/browse/?group=19790729&item=0019 |title=National Train Timetables |publisher=Amtrak |page=8 |date=July 29, 1979 |via=Museum of Railway Timetables}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The ''Beacon Hill'' was cancelled on October 26, 1979.<ref name=baer1979 />{{rp|24}} On November 3, 1979, the [[Southwest Corridor (Boston)|Southwest Corridor]] was closed for reconstruction. All MBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak service was routed via the [[Fairmount Line|Midland Branch]] instead. The Midland does not pass through Back Bay station; a shuttle train from South Station to Back Bay was available.<ref name="netransit">{{NETransit}}</ref> |
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The ''Beacon Hill'' was restored on February 3, 1980; however, the southbound departure time was moved to 4:20pm and the train became weekdays-only.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timetables.org/browse/?group=19800203&item=0016 |title=National Train Timetables |date=February 3, 1980 |publisher=National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) |via=The Museum of Railway Timetables |page=15}}</ref><ref name=baer1980 />{{rp|3}} This prevented workers on a [[Working time#Workweek structure|9-to-5 schedule]] — a major segment of the commuter market — from using the train. Beginning on September 29, 1980, the ''Beacon Hill'' frequently ran with one of Amtrak's two [[LRC (train)|LRC]] test trainsets.<ref name=baer1980>{{cite web |last=Baer |first=Christopher T. |title=A General Chronology Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Its Predecessors And Successors And Its Historical Context: 1980–1989 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1980.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society |date=April 2015}}</ref>{{rp|29}} Before then, it often ran with a pair of [[Budd Rail Diesel Car]]s.<ref name=niantic>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6A8iAAAAIBAJ&pg=3029%2C390628 |title=Niantic train stop not getting untracked |newspaper=New London Day |date=May 3, 1978 |page=9}}</ref> |
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===Cancellation and modern service=== |
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[[File:Wickford Junction platform 1.JPG|thumb|left|This MBTA station at Wickford Junction was opened in 2012 across the tracks from the former ''Beacon Hill'' station]] |
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⚫ | The ''Beacon Hill'' was discontinued effective October 1, 1981, victim of Amtrak cost-cutting, the unwillingness of state governments to provide necessary funding, and declining ridership.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Amtrak Network Keeps Most of System Intact |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19810827&id=FmJNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7019,3970357 |agency=Associated Press |date=August 26, 1981 |first=H. Josef |last=Hebert}}</ref><ref name=baer1980 />{{rp|65}} Regular (now branded as ''[[Northeast Regional]]'') service continues and has been supplemented by ''[[Acela Express]]'' service, but these intercity services stop only at larger towns and cities and are not priced for commuter service. |
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In 1990, the [[Connecticut Department of Transportation]] began [[Shore Line East]] service between [[Old Saybrook station|Old Saybrook]] and New Haven, with 4 daily trains. The service was extended to New London in 1996. |
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⚫ | The ''Beacon Hill'' was discontinued effective October |
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MBTA service to Providence resumed on February 1, 1988, restoring commuter rail service to Rhode Island. The Pawtucket/Central Falls station remained closed and was replaced in 1990 by [[South Attleboro station|South Attleboro]] station just across the Massachusetts border. After years of planning by [[Rhode Island Department of Transportation|RIDOT]], the Providence/Stoughton Line was extended south to [[T. F. Green Airport station|T.F. Green Airport]] on December 6, 2010, and to the former ''Beacon Hill'' station at [[Wickford Junction station|Wickford Junction]] on April 23, 2012.<ref name=netransit /> |
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Service over this line is now provided by Amtrak's ''[[Northeast Regional]]'' which stops at most stations served by the ''Beacon Hill''. The [[Connecticut Department of Transportation]]'s [[Shore Line East]] serves the [[Connecticut]] portion from New Haven to New London, while the [[MBTA]]'s [[Providence/Stoughton Line]] runs from Boston to [[Wickford Junction (MBTA station)|Wickford Junction]] in Rhode Island. There are long-term plans to extend both services to [[Westerly (Amtrak station)|Westerly]], which would allow a 2-seat ride equivalent to the ''Beacon Hill''. Shannock and East Greenwich have not had rail service since the ''Beacon Hill'', but both are candidates for future commuter rail stops. |
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ConnDOT and RIDOT have long-term plans to extend Shore Line East and MBTA service to meet at [[Westerly (Amtrak station)|Westerly station]], which would provide a two-seat ride roughly matching the ''Beacon Hill''.<ref name=sleextension>{{cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/SLE_Service_Expansion_Report.pdf |title=Expanding Rail Service |publisher=Connecticut Department of Transportation |date=January 1, 2007 |access-date=November 1, 2012}}</ref><ref name="OpPlan">{{cite web |url=http://www.dot.ri.gov/documents/intermodal/OperationsPlanMaster2.pdf |title=South County Commuter Rail Service Plan |date=July 2001 |publisher=Rhode Island Department of Transportation |author=Edwards and Kelcey, Inc |access-date=November 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416051517/http://www.dot.ri.gov/documents/intermodal/OperationsPlanMaster2.pdf |archive-date=April 16, 2009 }}</ref> RIDOT also plans to add an [[infill station]] at East Greenwich near the former station site.<ref name=OpPlan /> |
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*[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=43330 ''Beacon Hill'' timetable from 1979] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160314061022/http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=43330 ''Beacon Hill'' timetable from 1979] |
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Status | Discontinued | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Clamdigger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First service | April 30, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last service | October 1, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Successor | Providence/Stoughton Line, Shore Line East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former operator(s) | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Termini | Boston New Haven | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stops | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance travelled | 157 miles (253 km) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average journey time | 3 hours | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service frequency | Daily (weekdays only) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train number(s) | 153, 154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Beacon Hill was a daily 157-mile (253 km) commuter rail service operated by Amtrak between Boston, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, from 1978 to 1981. The Beacon Hill was one of the last long-haul commuter services operated by Amtrak. Service consisted of a single rush-hour round trip, with service eastbound to Boston in the morning and westbound to New Haven in the evening.
History
[edit]Previous service
[edit]By the time the New Haven Railroad folded into Penn Central in 1969, commuter service between New Haven and Providence had been reduced to a handful of daily trips. (Commuter service west of New Haven continued under Penn Central and Conrail then Metro-North Railroad, while Boston-Providence service was taken over by the MBTA in 1975). The Clamdigger operated as a daily local from New London to New Haven under Amtrak until January 28, 1972. It returned as a Providence-New Haven local on September 9, 1976; it was discontinued on October 30, 1977, but resumed on January 8, 1978 with additional stops.
A single Penn Central commuter local between New London and Providence (not taken over by Amtrak in May 1971) was cut to Westerly-Providence on November 22, 1971.[1] The service was discontinued on June 3, 1977.[2]
Beacon Hill
[edit]On April 30, 1978, the Clamdigger was replaced with the Beacon Hill, which ran in the reverse direction to serve the Boston commuter market rather than the New Haven and New York markets.[3][4] This left the Beacon Hill as the only commuter service between New Haven and Providence. The Beacon Hill supplemented Amtrak's existing intercity trains on the Corridor, which made fewer stops.[5]
The Beacon Hill initially made station stops at New Haven Union Station, Branford, Madison, Old Saybrook, Niantic, New London Union Station, Mystic, Westerly, Shannock, Kingston, Wickford Junction, East Greenwich, Providence, Route 128, Boston Back Bay, and Boston South Station. Running time was slightly over 3 hours, with service on weekdays plus Sundays.[5] The southbound weekday trip departed South Station in Boston at 5:00pm.[5] Ridership was initially heavy between Boston and Providence, but low on the remainder of the run.[6]
On April 29, 1979, the southbound Beacon Hill was cancelled north of Providence due to track work; passengers had to take the Evening Liberty Express from Boston and transfer to the Beacon Hill at Providence.[7]: 8 [8] Normal southbound service returned on July 29, 1979.[7]: 15 [9]
The Beacon Hill was cancelled on October 26, 1979.[7]: 24 On November 3, 1979, the Southwest Corridor was closed for reconstruction. All MBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak service was routed via the Midland Branch instead. The Midland does not pass through Back Bay station; a shuttle train from South Station to Back Bay was available.[10]
The Beacon Hill was restored on February 3, 1980; however, the southbound departure time was moved to 4:20pm and the train became weekdays-only.[11][12]: 3 This prevented workers on a 9-to-5 schedule — a major segment of the commuter market — from using the train. Beginning on September 29, 1980, the Beacon Hill frequently ran with one of Amtrak's two LRC test trainsets.[12]: 29 Before then, it often ran with a pair of Budd Rail Diesel Cars.[6]
Cancellation and modern service
[edit]The Beacon Hill was discontinued effective October 1, 1981, victim of Amtrak cost-cutting, the unwillingness of state governments to provide necessary funding, and declining ridership.[13][12]: 65 Regular (now branded as Northeast Regional) service continues and has been supplemented by Acela Express service, but these intercity services stop only at larger towns and cities and are not priced for commuter service.
In 1990, the Connecticut Department of Transportation began Shore Line East service between Old Saybrook and New Haven, with 4 daily trains. The service was extended to New London in 1996.
MBTA service to Providence resumed on February 1, 1988, restoring commuter rail service to Rhode Island. The Pawtucket/Central Falls station remained closed and was replaced in 1990 by South Attleboro station just across the Massachusetts border. After years of planning by RIDOT, the Providence/Stoughton Line was extended south to T.F. Green Airport on December 6, 2010, and to the former Beacon Hill station at Wickford Junction on April 23, 2012.[10]
ConnDOT and RIDOT have long-term plans to extend Shore Line East and MBTA service to meet at Westerly station, which would provide a two-seat ride roughly matching the Beacon Hill.[14][15] RIDOT also plans to add an infill station at East Greenwich near the former station site.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY ITS PREDECESSORS AND SUCCESSORS AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1971" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. p. 45.
- ^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Its Predecessors And Successors And Its Historical Context: 1977" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. p. 18.
- ^ "Seaport urges early train". The Day. July 25, 1978 – via Google News.
- ^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Its Predecessors And Successors And Its Historical Context: 1978" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. p. 11.
- ^ a b c "National Train Timetables". National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). April 30, 1978. p. 19 – via The Museum of Railway Timetables.
- ^ a b "Niantic train stop not getting untracked". New London Day. May 3, 1978. p. 9.
- ^ a b c Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Its Predecessors And Successors And Its Historical Context: 1979" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society.
- ^ "National Train Timetables". Amtrak. April 29, 1979. pp. 12, 18 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.
- ^ "National Train Timetables". Amtrak. July 29, 1979. p. 8 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.
- ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ "National Train Timetables". National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). February 3, 1980. p. 15 – via The Museum of Railway Timetables.
- ^ a b c Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Its Predecessors And Successors And Its Historical Context: 1980–1989" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society.
- ^ Hebert, H. Josef (August 26, 1981). "New Amtrak Network Keeps Most of System Intact". Associated Press.
- ^ "Expanding Rail Service" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. January 1, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Edwards and Kelcey, Inc (July 2001). "South County Commuter Rail Service Plan" (PDF). Rhode Island Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 16, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
External links
[edit]Media related to Beacon Hill (train) at Wikimedia Commons