Derailed: East-West High Speed Rail Study Blocked Again

There’s someone who doesn’t love a high speed train.

Or more precisely, the idea of a high speed train.

As Masslive reports, this is the third time in three years that Senator Eric Lesser’s proposal for a study (a study, mind you, not a plan) has been spiked.

Not for lack of support.

The study proposal has garnered support across the state, at different levels of government, and between parties. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Reps Seth Moulton, Richard Neal, and Jim McGovern have all endorsed Lesser’s proposal. So have the entire state senate (38-0) and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.

Read more: http://bluemassgroup.com/2017/07/derailed-east-west-high-speed-rail-study-blocked-again/