Boston company wants Prov.-Worcester passenger line

BOSTON – A Massachusetts company wants to offer the first private passenger rail line in the nation in more than 30 years, The Associated Press reported this month.

Boston Surface Railroad Co. is planning a commuter rail line that would shuttle passengers between Worcester, Mass., and Providence in about an hour.

According to the AP, no private passenger rail line has existed in the U.S. since 1983. It’s been even longer since there was a significant private investment in passenger rail.

The 45-mile stretch between Worcester and Providence presents the “perfect opportunity” for commuter rail because there are existing well-maintained tracks, which are owned and used for freight by Providence and Worcester Railroad Co., said Vincent Bono, CEO of Boston Surface Railroad.

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He hopes the rail will be up and running by 2017 at a budgeted cost of $3 million to $5 million, without any public funds needed.

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