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Re: Why did the Red line cross the tracks?

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From: Rita Marie Rouvalis
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 14:08
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In article <Bs4n4K.C8K@world.std.com> adamg@world.std.com (Adam M Gaffin) writes:

>But there's another issue, which the Sierra Club has started looking at. 
>Does it really make sense to spend $250 million to restore commuter rail
>to the South Shore, or even $50 million to extend it to Worcester when so
>few people will use it?  Why not use that money for improving mass transit
>where people would actually take advantage of it?

	What is this assertion based on?  The South Shore desperately
needs the commuter rail.  Braintree's garage is full every weekday
morning at about 8:15 am (I've never seen Alewife more than 3/4's full
during the week).  




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Subject: Re: Why did the Red line cross the tracks?
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