Public Transportation and Smart Growth

Being something of a railroad history buff, I tend to look at claims of "new" rail construction with a jaundiced eye. The double-tracking of the New Haven--Springfield line is one such example. That line used to be double-tracked many years ago; the second track was lifted at a time when the privately-owned railroads improved their signaling systems and they were trying to exit the rail passenger service.

Nevertheless, I'm glad that SOMEBODY is defying right-wing dogma and is building infrastructure for the common good.